Nigeria · Consumer markets
Where Nigeria sourced its goods imports in Q2 2026
Nigeria imported NGN 14.42 trillion of goods in Q2 2026. Asia supplied 59.37% by value, with China alone accounting for 41.02%. Machinery and transport equipment was the largest published product group.
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Each bar shows the region’s share of recorded imports by value.
China supplied more than two-fifths of the reported value
Imports attributed to China reached NGN 5.92 trillion. The United States was next in the source’s country comparison at NGN 1.01 trillion, followed by India at NGN 924.46 billion. The regional chart groups these and other origin countries. Source 1
Machinery and transport equipment was the largest product group
The NBS reported NGN 5.46 trillion in that group, or 37.83% of all imports. Chemicals and related products accounted for 17.43%, and manufactured goods for 12.99%. A product group can be sourced from several regions. Source 1
Imports from Africa represented 7.65% of the total
Imports from African countries stood at NGN 1.10 trillion. ECOWAS supplied NGN 269.06 billion, or 24.37% of the African total and about 1.87% of Nigeria’s total goods imports. These are nested figures. Source 1
The reported value depends on quantities, prices and valuation
Nigeria’s total was 12.55% below Q2 2025 and 5.91% above Q1 2026 in nominal naira. Those are comparisons of value. The same movement can reflect a different mix of goods, prices, quantities or exchange rates. Source 1