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 $2.4B in goods exports to Italy. 4 product types are marked for closer review, covering 0.6% 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 Italy in the latest available year.
$2.4B 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.
0.6% needs reviewEach row is one HS6 product code. HS6 is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.
36 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 Italy. 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 96.6% of exports from Nigeria to Italy. The main reason to review it is: Some product types remain below their previous high.
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 | $38.9B | 47.3% | 0.8 | Stable |
| 2 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roastedHS6 180100 - six-digit product code | $521.9M | 0% | 1 | Watch |
| 3 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compoundsHS6 711299 - six-digit product code | $1.8B | 47.3% | 0.5 | Stable |
| 4 | 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 | $177.7M | 87% | 1.6 | High attention |
| 5 | Tanned or crust skins: of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust)HS6 410530 - six-digit product code | $22.0M | 89.6% | 0.9 | Watch |
| 6 | Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state ( including wet blue)HS6 410510 - six-digit product code | $90.9M | 92.4% | 1.1 | High attention |
| 7 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propaneHS6 271112 - six-digit product code | $1.2B | 57.2% | 1.5 | High attention |
| 8 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomeratedHS6 440290 - six-digit product code | $29.5M | 40.8% | 0.7 | Stable |
| 9 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or setHS6 710399 - six-digit product code | $98.6M | 0% | 1.4 | Watch |
| 10 | Hides and skins: raw, whole, of bovine or equine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8kg when simply dried, 10kg when dry-salted or 14kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preservedHS6 410120 - six-digit product code | $128.8M | 0% | 2.6 | 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 $2.4B in goods exports to Italy in 2024.
0.6% 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.