Nigeria: Q1 2024 exports value reached more than half of 2023’s total exports

In Q1 2024, there was a 146% increase in Nigeria's foreign trade value from ₦12.9t in Q1 2023, with exports reaching ₦19.2t, and surpassing the whole of 2020's exports (₦12.5t).

The total trade value in the quarter reached nearly half of the total trade in 2023.

Source:

National Bureau of Statistics

Period:

Q1 2020 - Q1 2024
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