Nigeria — Imports (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations

About this series

Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest imports reading for Nigeria was 19.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 22.9% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −2.96 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 14% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
202519.9 % of GDP
202422.9 % of GDP
202313.4 % of GDP
202211.9 % of GDP
202111.1 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2010
202012.1 % of GDP
201915.1 % of GDP
201813.7 % of GDP
201710.6 % of GDP
20169.5 % of GDP
20159.14 % of GDP
201411 % of GDP
201311.8 % of GDP
201212.2 % of GDP
201120.7 % of GDP
201017.1 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.