Nigeria (2025)
33.3
% of GDP
-4.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-4.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Nigeria Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 33.3 -4.2pp
2024 37.5 +16pp
2023 21.5 +2.4pp
2022 19.1 +2.9pp
2021 16.2 +4.3pp
2020 11.9 -5.7pp
2019 17.6 -7pp
2018 24.6 +4.4pp
2017 20.2 +3.2pp
2016 17 -2.3pp
2015 19.3 -8.8pp
2014 28.1 -0.1pp
2013 28.2 -7.5pp
2012 35.7 -5.8pp
2011 41.5 +6.6pp
2010 34.9 +4.2pp
2009 30.7 -9.4pp
2008 40.1 +3.6pp
2007 36.5 +0.7pp
2006 35.8 -4.8pp

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 33.3 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -4.2pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 8.7 in 1998 to 66.4 in 1980.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 66.4 % of GDP in 1980 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.7 in 1998. The latest reading of 33.3 in 2025 represents a change of -4.2pp.