Capital Imports - Intelpoint

US imports from Africa grew 23.9% year-on-year to $23.4 billion in H1 2025.
South Africa drove much of the growth, with exports surging 52.2% to $9.5 billion.
Nigeria recorded a 12.1% decline in exports to the US, falling to $2.8 billion.
Algeria also posted a contraction, with exports dropping 13.5% to $1.1 billion.
Egypt’s exports increased 14.8%.
Other African countries collectively expanded exports by 23.5% to $8.6 billion.
Africa’s trade growth with the US continues despite tariff barriers, showing resilience.

US imports from Africa jumped 24% to $23.4 billion in H1 2025 despite tariffs.
Egypt led gains, doubling its surplus with the US to $2.73 billion.
Nigeria swung into a $576 million surplus, reversing last year’s deficit.
South Africa’s deficit with the US nearly doubled to $6.32 billion, dragging the overall balance.

US imports from Africa jumped 24% to $23.4 billion in H1 2025 despite tariffs.
Egypt led gains, doubling its surplus with the US to $2.73 billion.
Nigeria swung into a $576 million surplus, reversing last year’s deficit.
South Africa’s deficit with the US nearly doubled to $6.32 billion, dragging the overall balance.

More than 60% of the countries in Africa are commodity-dependent.
South Sudan leads the list with 99.5%.
Nigeria’s commodity export dependence is 96.3%, dominated by energy (89.7%), followed by agriculture (4.0%) and mining (2.6%).
Africa alone accounts for nearly 47% of all commodity dependent countries globally.

Of the 54 African countries, 46 earn more than 60% of export revenues from raw goods.
Algeria, Morocco, Eswatini, Lesotho, Djibouti, Mauritius, Comoros, and Egypt stand out with less than 60%.
Algeria and Morocco are the least dependent, pointing to stronger industrial and trade sectors.
Lower dependence means greater economic stability, while high reliance exposes countries to volatile global commodity markets.

Gold bullion dominates exports, contributing ¢163.0B (55.3%) of total exports.
Petroleum oils follow distantly at ¢52.6B (17.8%).
Cocoa (beans, paste, butter) remains a vital sector, collectively worth ¢24.7B (8.4%).
Manganese, cashew, tuna, iron/steel, and shea oil are niche contributors, each under 2% of exports.
All other products still make up a significant 14.4% (¢42.4B), showing potential for export diversification.

Company Income Tax (Non-Oil) emerged as the largest contributor, accounting for over 30% of total tax revenue.
NCS-Import VAT followed closely, contributing 23.63%, emphasising the significance of import-related taxes to Nigeria's revenue.
Traditional oil-based taxes such as Petroleum Profit Tax/Hydrocarbon Tax and CIT (Oil & Gas) jointly contributed over 26%, showing that oil remains a vital but declining pillar.
Newer tax streams like the Electronic Money Transfer Levy and NASENI (National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure) funding have emerged, but still make up less than 2% of total revenue.
Minor tax categories like Capital Gains Tax, NITDEF (National Information Technology Development Fund), and NPTFL (Nigeria Police Trust Fund) had negligible impact, each contributing less than 0.5%

Apapa Port accounted for 71.6% of Nigeria’s total trade value in Q1 2025 and 82.12% of total exports
Apapa Port handled ₦25.79 trillion worth of goods in Q1 2025, representing 71.6% of total trade. It remains the country’s primary trade hub, far surpassing all other ports combined.
Apapa alone facilitated ₦17.74 trillion or 86.1% of Nigeria’s total exports, showing a high dependency on a single location for outbound goods.
Tin Can Island is the only meaningful secondary hub With ₦3.44 trillion (9.5%) in total trade, ranking a distant second. It’s the only other port contributing more than ₦1 trillion each to imports and exports.
Lekki has limited export impact, despite handling ₦1.70 trillion in imports. Lekki contributed only ₦0.30 trillion (1.5%) in exports, indicating underutilization for outbound trade.
Murtala Muhammed International Airport processed just ₦647.91 billion (1.8%) of total trade, reinforcing that Nigeria’s international trade remains heavily maritime-focused.

From just $190 million in 2006, Lagos State's year-end external debt rose significantly to over $1.1 billion by 2024, a more than 500% increase over 19 years.
The highest year-end debt was recorded in 2017 at $1.47 billion, with a gradual decline afterwards, except for a brief rise again in 2022–2023.
By 2024, Lagos State's external debt dipped slightly to $1.17 billion, suggesting some debt service or currency gain effects.
If Lagos State paid off or borrowed funds in a given year, only the remaining unpaid amount by year-end is shown in the data.

Life insurance dominates the market with ₦276.8 billion in gross premiums, more than any other sector.
Oil and Gas insurance follows as the second-largest segment, generating ₦188.7 billion in Q1.
Fire and Motor insurance sectors contributed ₦91.9 billion and ₦77.7 billion respectively, reflecting strong demand.
Aviation insurance recorded the least income at ₦16.6 billion, likely due to the limited scope of operations.
The top three segments (Life, Oil & Gas, and Fire) jointly account for over 75% of the total GPI in the quarter.

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