South Korea exports to Nigeria

나이지리아 · latest month: October 2026

Exports, October 2026

$64.0M

-21.7% vs previous month

vs same month a year earlier

+47.7%

export value

Exports, last 12 months

$620.7M

+7.4% vs 12 months before

Rank among destinations

of 239, last 12 months

Imports, last 12 months

$1.34B

balance -$721.2M

In October 2026, South Korea exported $64.0 million of goods to Nigeria, down 21.7% from September 2026 and up 47.7% from October 2025.

Over the 12 months to October 2026, exports of goods to Nigeria totalled $620.7 million, up 7.4% from the 12 months before ($577.9 million).

Nigeria ranked 65th of 239 destinations for Korean goods over the 12 months to October 2026, up from 66th in the 12 months before.

The largest chapter was plastics and articles thereof (HS 39), with $119.4 million or 19.2% of exports to Nigeria.

Imports from Nigeria in October 2026 were $232.5 million (up 211.0% from October 2025), leaving a deficit of $168.6 million for the month.

Last 24 months

Monthly exportsExport value in US dollars (FOB).

Monthly importsImport value in US dollars (CIF).

What South Korea exports to Nigeria: chapters

Export value by HS chapter over the 12 months to October 2026; the largest 25 of 78.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
39	Plastics and articles thereof	$119.4M	19.2%	-17.5%	$12.0M
76	Aluminium and articles thereof	$86.5M	13.9%	-12.6%	$2.8M
03	Fish, crustaceans and other seafood	$81.3M	13.1%	+66.8%	$2.5M
29	Organic chemicals	$33.9M	5.5%	-10.0%	$5.9M
88	Aircraft and spacecraft	$31.9M	5.1%	–	$0
87	Vehicles, parts and accessories	$29.6M	4.8%	+17.4%	$3.8M
24	Tobacco and tobacco substitutes	$27.8M	4.5%	-18.4%	$2.7M
84	Machinery, boilers and computers	$26.5M	4.3%	-46.2%	$1.8M
27	Mineral fuels, oils and their products	$25.2M	4.1%	+486.6%	$20.1M
30	Pharmaceutical products	$24.5M	3.9%	+175.9%	$102K
33	Essential oils, perfumery and cosmetics	$23.5M	3.8%	+75.7%	$2.4M
63	Other made-up textile articles	$21.1M	3.4%	+0.9%	$1.9M
73	Articles of iron or steel	$12.2M	2.0%	+41.5%	$364K
55	Man-made staple fibres	$12.1M	1.9%	+265.9%	$1.5M
34	Soap, washing preparations and waxes	$11.7M	1.9%	+6.8%	$2.1M
85	Electrical machinery and electronics	$11.4M	1.8%	-43.5%	$840K
21	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$6.5M	1.0%	+22.2%	$480K
38	Miscellaneous chemical products	$5.2M	0.8%	-51.6%	$69K
54	Man-made filaments	$4.2M	0.7%	-0.6%	$675K
32	Dyes, pigments, paints and inks	$4.1M	0.7%	-4.2%	$64K
58	Special woven fabrics, lace and embroidery	$4.1M	0.7%	+23.1%	$370K
90	Optical, measuring and medical instruments	$3.0M	0.5%	-30.8%	$460K
68	Articles of stone, plaster, cement or mica	$2.3M	0.4%	+120.6%	$1,246
79	Zinc and articles thereof	$1.9M	0.3%	+1,264%	$450K
83	Miscellaneous articles of base metal	$1.6M	0.3%	-21.8%	$12K

Largest 4-digit headings

The 30 largest of 414 headings exported to Nigeria in the same 12 months.

Code	Product	Exports, 12 months	Share	vs 12 months before	October 2026
7606	Aluminium plates, sheets and strip	$85.5M	13.8%	-12.9%	$2.7M
0303	Fish, frozen (excluding fillets)	$81.3M	13.1%	+66.9%	$2.5M
3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	$43.3M	7.0%	+19.1%	$3.4M
3902	Polymers of propylene, in primary forms	$39.9M	6.4%	-28.9%	$5.3M
8802	Aeroplanes, helicopters and spacecraft	$31.9M	5.1%	–	$0
2402	Cigarettes and cigars	$27.8M	4.5%	-18.4%	$2.7M
2929	Compounds with other nitrogen function	$26.3M	4.2%	+4.3%	$4.8M
8703	Passenger cars	$24.5M	3.9%	+66.8%	$3.3M
2710	Refined petroleum oils	$24.5M	3.9%	+772.4%	$20.1M
3304	Beauty, make-up and skin care preparations	$23.1M	3.7%	+75.4%	$2.4M
3002	Blood products, vaccines and immunological products	$21.2M	3.4%	+203.9%	$41K
6309	Worn clothing and other worn articles	$21.1M	3.4%	+1.5%	$1.9M
3907	Polyethers, epoxide resins and polyesters, in primary forms	$12.2M	2.0%	-59.1%	$2.4M
5501	Synthetic filament tow	$12.0M	1.9%	+301.5%	$1.5M
3906	Acrylic polymers in primary forms	$10.8M	1.7%	+8.5%	$198K
3402	Surfactants, detergents and cleaning preparations	$10.7M	1.7%	+4.9%	$2.0M
8419	Machinery for treating materials by a change of temperature	$5.5M	0.9%	-70.5%	$31K
2103	Sauces, condiments and seasonings	$5.3M	0.9%	+27.9%	$432K
3822	Diagnostic and laboratory reagents (including test kits)	$4.7M	0.8%	-54.1%	$42K
8415	Air conditioners	$4.4M	0.7%	-22.5%	$244K
3912	Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, in primary forms	$4.1M	0.7%	+22.0%	$275K
5810	Embroidery in the piece, in strips or in motifs	$4.1M	0.7%	+23.7%	$370K
5407	Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn	$3.9M	0.6%	-0.9%	$617K
8517	Telephones, smartphones and network equipment	$3.6M	0.6%	+54.1%	$308K
3004	Medicaments, in measured doses or retail packs	$3.1M	0.5%	+99.0%	$61K
3206	Other colouring matter, etc.	$3.0M	0.5%	-2.5%	$0
7321	Stoves, ranges, grates, cookers, barbecues, braziers, gas-rings, etc.	$2.8M	0.5%	+7.5%	$274K
3909	Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms	$2.7M	0.4%	+24.9%	$184K
3904	Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms	$2.6M	0.4%	-28.6%	$0
8409	Parts for internal combustion engines	$2.4M	0.4%	+21.9%	$242K

A chapter is linked when exports to Nigeria reached $1,000,000 over 24 months, a heading when they reached $5,000,000. "Share" is the share of all exports to Nigeria.

Featured industry: cosmetics exports to Nigeria, by 6-digit product.

Monthly figures

Month	Exports	vs year earlier	Export weight	Export $/kg	Imports	Import weight
October 2026	$64.0M	+47.7%	35,094 t	$1.82	$232.5M	258,731 t
September 2026	$81.7M	+33.8%	22,195 t	$3.68	$62.8M	59,921 t
August 2026	$58.0M	+21.1%	26,086 t	$2.22	$95.8M	137,102 t
July 2026	$56.5M	+27.5%	26,443 t	$2.14	$190.0M	221,023 t
June 2026	$57.7M	+46.1%	23,609 t	$2.45	$185.1M	239,356 t
May 2026	$53.3M	+28.0%	22,461 t	$2.37	$110.6M	138,707 t
April 2026	$42.4M	-5.0%	18,292 t	$2.32	$200.0M	262,224 t
March 2026	$54.7M	+31.5%	24,428 t	$2.24	$36.8M	63,057 t
February 2026	$36.1M	-22.7%	20,420 t	$1.77	$47.5M	81,950 t
January 2026	$36.2M	-11.9%	21,516 t	$1.68	$109.3M	191,193 t
December 2025	$45.8M	-30.7%	25,524 t	$1.79	$67.7M	112,000 t
November 2025	$34.3M	-42.9%	20,771 t	$1.65	$3.6M	1,200 t
October 2025	$43.3M	-17.0%	27,410 t	$1.58	$74.8M	125,993 t
September 2025	$61.1M	+15.9%	39,034 t	$1.56	$9.4M	2,627 t
August 2025	$47.8M	-15.7%	27,325 t	$1.75	$79.9M	132,616 t
July 2025	$44.3M	-24.9%	28,850 t	$1.54	$48.2M	61,949 t
June 2025	$39.5M	+21.2%	23,229 t	$1.70	$38.4M	63,700 t
May 2025	$41.6M	+2.3%	22,911 t	$1.82	$47.4M	65,476 t
April 2025	$44.6M	-18.7%	28,461 t	$1.57	$40.1M	57,863 t
March 2025	$41.6M	-28.8%	22,701 t	$1.83	$6.5M	2,232 t
February 2025	$46.7M	-7.0%	27,765 t	$1.68	$69.5M	114,280 t
January 2025	$41.1M	-37.0%	24,397 t	$1.68	$79.9M	146,510 t
December 2024	$66.1M	+15.4%	28,109 t	$2.35	$142.0M	198,029 t
November 2024	$60.0M	+13.3%	34,280 t	$1.75	$96.6M	147,198 t

Exports FOB, imports CIF, US dollars. Weight is net weight. "vs year earlier" compares export value with the same month one year before and is left blank when that month was under $10,000. Source: Korea Customs Service, via data.go.kr.