Trade route overview
See the latest reported exports, the products that need a closer look, and the conditions that may make this route harder to plan.
What this page shows
In 2024, Germany reported $714.9M in goods exports to Nigeria. 96 product types are marked for closer review, covering 77.8% of reported exports. This is not a forecast and does not mean trade will stop. It shows where to look more closely at demand, annual changes, product mix, tariffs, and buyer-market conditions.
How to read this page
This page separates the size of the trade from the conditions worth checking and the product types that make up the route.
This is the reported value of goods exported from Germany to Nigeria in the latest available year.
$714.9M in 2024It marks product types where one or more conditions deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction, a guaranteed loss, or a warning that trade will stop.
77.8% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
379 product typesStart with the products
Compare the products, their buyer-market size, and the conditions that deserve a closer look.
Export history
The latest twelve years of reported exports from Germany to Nigeria. Bar lengths are relative to the highest year shown.
Why this route needs review
A dollar amount can appear in more than one row. These rows show the conditions linked to the route; they are not separate losses.
How to read the numbers
These measures describe yearly swings, the gap from the route's highest year, and how concentrated the product mix is.
Largest product
Product code HS6 190190 makes up 7% of exports from Germany to Nigeria. The main reason to review it is: Trade has varied substantially across reported years
See product rowsProducts to review
Each row is one six-digit HS6 product code. Compare the buyer market's imports, the product's fall from its highest year, annual variation, and review level.
| Rank | Product and code | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Yearly variation | Review level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901HS6 190190 - six-digit product code | $236.3M | 15.9% | 1.4 | High attention |
| 2 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10HS6 210690 - six-digit product code | $247.8M | 20% | 1.3 | High attention |
| 3 | Machinery and mechanical appliances: for public works, building or the likeHS6 847910 - six-digit product code | $44.9M | 0% | 1.4 | High attention |
| 4 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar titleHS6 490700 - six-digit product code | $100.2M | 52.5% | 1.1 | Critical attention |
| 5 | Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materialsHS6 392020 - six-digit product code | $60.8M | 39.3% | 0.7 | Watch |
| 6 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)HS6 040221 - six-digit product code | $144.3M | 66.5% | 1.1 | Critical attention |
| 7 | Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind poweredHS6 850239 - six-digit product code | $94.5M | 0% | 1.5 | High attention |
| 8 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kgHS6 880212 - six-digit product code | $93.2M | 0% | 1.8 | High attention |
| 9 | Office machines: not elsewhere classifiedHS6 847290 - six-digit product code | $26.6M | 57% | 0.7 | Critical attention |
| 10 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beveragesHS6 842230 - six-digit product code | $65.5M | 82.7% | 0.7 | Critical attention |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Germany. "Below product high" compares current exports with that product's highest reported year. Yearly variation is a calculated measure. Swipe sideways on a small screen to see every column.
Trade route conditions
Distance, tariffs, trade agreements, the buyer economy, and business rules add context to the export total.
Questions about this page
Definitions and limits for the figures above.
High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain.
Germany reported $714.9M in goods exports to Nigeria in 2024.
77.8% of reported route exports are linked to product types marked for closer review. This points to where to investigate further.
An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
The page shows yearly export changes, product concentration, tariffs, distance, trade-agreement coverage, buyer-economy context, and business setup time where reported.
No. These are reported or calculated observations, not forecasts or guarantees.
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Data source
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.