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The United States of America hosts over 3,700 data centres, 8× more than any other country as of May 2025

The U.S. dominates globally with 3,757 data centers, more than 8× any other country in the top 10.
Germany and the U.K. follow distantly with 443 and 428 data centres, respectively.
No African country makes the top 10, emphasising the infrastructure gap.
Africa's top three show modest but notable progress: South Africa ranks 36th (49 data centres), Kenya 54th (18), and Nigeria 56th (16).

Nigeria ranks 7th among Europe’s crude oil suppliers, peaking at 0.54 million barrels per day

The USA leads the suppliers with 1.40 million barrels/day, making it the largest single contributor to the EU’s crude oil imports in 2024.
Norway and Kazakhstan follow closely, delivering 1.10M and 1.05M b/d respectively, together accounting for over 24% of the EU’s total imports.
Nigeria ranks 7th, contributing 0.54M b/d, which is 5.9% of total EU crude oil imports, ahead of Brazil and the UK.
The top 6 suppliers (USA to Iraq) delivered 5.45 million b/d in total, representing nearly 60% of the EU’s crude oil demand.
The rest of the world, not listed among the top 10, contributed 2.24M b/d, underscoring the EU’s diversified sourcing strategy.

UK work visa applications from Nigeria increased by 1,581% between 2019 and 2023

The number of study and work visa applications from Nigeria to the UK has significantly increased, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic. Although study visa applications dropped by 24% in 2023, they peaked at 124.8k in 2022. Work visa applications reached a high of 92.7k in 2023, increasing three consecutive years from 2021.

With $2.8 trillion in sales, China is the largest eCommerce market globally

With Chinese platforms like Alibaba and AliExpress serving customers across the globe, China's eCommerce sales in 2021 ($2.78 trillion) are larger than the sales in the USA, the UK, and other countries of the top 10 eCommerce markets globally combined.

Nigeria and Egypt are the only African countries projected to be in the top 15 economies by the year 2075

Per projections made by Goldman Sachs, China should lead the global economy in terms of GDP by the year 2075, closely followed by India and the US. Nigeria and Egypt are the only African countries expected to be in the top 15 by that time.

The number of Nigerian travellers refused entry at the UK border has dropped by 70% from its peak in 2012

Between 2010 and 2022, 8,848 passengers — 3.4% of the global refusals for the period — from Nigeria were refused entry into the UK for various reasons. The refusals have gradually declined from their peak (1,117) in 2012 to 340 in 2022.

43% of Nigeria's capital imports since 2014 have come from the UK

Over the past nine years, the UK has been a major player in Nigeria's economy, contributing a substantial 43% ($47.5b) of the total capital imports. The UK's biggest capital investments in Nigeria occurred in 2014 and 2019. Since peaking in 2019, they have fallen 75% as of 2022.

Nigerians made up 6.5% of international students in the United Kingdom as of 2022

In the 2021/2022 academic year, 2.86 million students studied in UK's higher education institutions, with 680k (23.8%) being international students. Nigerians accounted for 44k (6.5%) of overseas students in the UK, trailing China's 151k (22.3%) and India's 126k (18.6%).