The United States has posted a $576 million trade surplus with Nigeria in the first half of 2025, reversing a $779 million deficit recorded in the same period of 2024.
Fresh figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that a surge in American exports to Nigeria, coupled with weaker Nigerian shipments to Washington, drove the dramatic turnaround.
Between January and June 2025, U.S. exports to Nigeria climbed 41 per cent year-on-year, rising from $2.36 billion in H1 2024 to $3.34 billion in H1 2025. By contrast, imports from Nigeria fell 12 per cent, slipping from $3.14 billion to $2.76 billion.
This $1.3 billion swing shifted the balance from deficit to surplus in America’s favour. The monthly breakdown underscores the sharpness of the change.
In June 2025, U.S. exports to Nigeria jumped 196 per cent to $919 million, compared with $310 million a year earlier. Imports grew modestly, up 29 per cent to $639 million.
This flipped the monthly balance from a $182 million deficit in June 2024 to a $280 million surplus in June 2025.
