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, Nigeria reported $2.2B in goods exports to Canada. 5 product types are marked for closer review, covering 99.7% 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 Nigeria to Canada in the latest available year.
$2.2B 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.
99.7% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
28 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 Nigeria to Canada. 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 270900 makes up 96.8% of exports from Nigeria to Canada. The main reason to review it is: A small number of products or suppliers carry much of the route.
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 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeHS6 270900 - six-digit product code | $16.5B | 27.3% | 0.7 | High attention |
| 2 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roastedHS6 180100 - six-digit product code | $762.8M | 0% | 0.8 | High attention |
| 3 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not brokenHS6 120190 - six-digit product code | $139.6M | 0% | 1.5 | High attention |
| 4 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not brokenHS6 120740 - six-digit product code | $26.7M | 27.4% | 1 | High attention |
| 5 | Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets)HS6 400122 - six-digit product code | $191.3M | 92.3% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 6 | Flour, meal and powder: of sago or of roots or tubers of heading no. 0714HS6 110620 - six-digit product code | $13.3M | 0% | 1.2 | Watch |
| 7 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, shelled, fresh or driedHS6 080132 - six-digit product code | $84.4M | 58.9% | 1 | Watch |
| 8 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powderedHS6 121190 - six-digit product code | $88.4M | 0.3% | 1.2 | Watch |
| 9 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise preparedHS6 190230 - six-digit product code | $295.8M | 0% | 1.3 | Watch |
| 10 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, driedHS6 071339 - six-digit product code | $17.1M | 0% | 1.4 | Watch |
Buyer-market imports are total imports of that product into the buyer market, not only exports from Nigeria. "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.
Nigeria reported $2.2B in goods exports to Canada in 2024.
99.7% 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.