Summary
- Germany → Nigeria
- $961million
- Nigeria → Germany
- $2billion
- Germany’s balance
- -$1.1billion
Balance
Germany’s trade balance with Nigeria
Trade between Germany and Nigeria grew 2.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Germany’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1
- Imports 2
- Balance -1.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $401 million | $685 million | -$283 million |
| 1996 | $672 million | $708 million | -$36 million |
| 1997 | $789 million | $886 million | -$97 million |
| 1998 | $716 million | $318 million | $399 million |
| 1999 | $622 million | $206 million | $416 million |
| 2000 | $710 million | $495 million | $215 million |
| 2001 | $890 million | $636 million | $253 million |
| 2002 | $737 million | $539 million | $197 million |
| 2003 | $851 million | $755 million | $96 million |
| 2004 | $825 million | $370 million | $455 million |
| 2005 | $798 million | $882 million | -$85 million |
| 2006 | $1.3 billion | $1.8 billion | -$421 million |
| 2007 | $1.7 billion | $1.2 billion | $524 million |
| 2008 | $2.1 billion | $1.3 billion | $851 million |
| 2009 | $1.3 billion | $1.6 billion | -$306 million |
| 2010 | $1.2 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2011 | $2.9 billion | $5.1 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2012 | $1.5 billion | $5.7 billion | -$4.2 billion |
| 2013 | $1.8 billion | $5.6 billion | -$3.7 billion |
| 2014 | $1.9 billion | $5.3 billion | -$3.4 billion |
| 2015 | $1.2 billion | $2.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2016 | $1 billion | $1.5 billion | -$487 million |
| 2017 | $1.3 billion | $1.8 billion | -$476 million |
| 2018 | $1.1 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2019 | $1.3 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2020 | $1.4 billion | $1.8 billion | -$332 million |
| 2021 | $1.3 billion | $1.4 billion | -$38 million |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | $2.4 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2023 | $1.1 billion | $2.1 billion | -$979 million |
| 2024 | $961 million | $2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Germany sells to Nigeria
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Nigeria sells to Germany
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Hamburg and Lagos is 4,591 nautical miles (8,502 km) long: ≈ 10.5–13.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Dover.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Nigeria was Germany’s 67th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and Germany was Nigeria’s 10th (3%).
- Nigeria in Germany’s trade
- 0.1%
- Nigeria’s rank among Germany’s partners
- 67th
- Germany in Nigeria’s trade
- 2.7%
- Germany’s rank among Nigeria’s partners
- 10th
Compare with
Other partners of Germany
Other partners of Nigeria
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.