Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 10.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nigeria, 1962–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nigeria stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 351.6% on the previous year and up 240.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nigeria peaked at 10.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.
That places Nigeria 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.1% | — |
| 1963 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | +86.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +46.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +51.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -40.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -31.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +96.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -30.2% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +54.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +38.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -41.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -36.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -20.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -63.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | +168.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +33.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +21.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -47.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +71.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +309.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -50.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +96.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +406.5% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +32.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -22.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +32.5% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -31.1% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +351.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.1% | 10.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nigeria?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nigeria was 10.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
- How does Nigeria rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).