Nigeria exported goods worth more than N30.6 trillion ($19.1 billion) to the rest of the world between June 2025 and January 2026, according to trade-flow data compiled by the United Nations’ international trade statistics database, UN Comtrade.
The data showed that the United States (U.N) remained Nigeria’s largest export destination, while India continued to narrow the gap as demand for Nigerian products strengthened across key international markets.
Across the eight fully reported months in the dataset, covering June 2025 through January 2026, Nigeria’s exports averaged approximately N3.78 trillion ($2.36 billion) per month.
Over the period, American importers declared more than N7.95 trillion ($4.97 billion) worth of goods sourced from Nigeria, accounting for about 26 per cent of the country’s total exports and more than double the value shipped to the next-largest buyer.
U.S. purchases fluctuated significantly during the period, rising to a high of N1.47 trillion ($918.9 million) in June 2025 before falling to N609.6 billion ($381 million) in December.
Demand rebounded in January 2026, when imports from Nigeria reached N962.4 billion ($601.5 million). India ranked as Nigeria’s second-largest export market, importing goods valued at N3.42 trillion ($2.14 billion) over the eight-month period.
