Oil, fuel, and distillation products represent Nigeria's main import sector. Between January and March 2021, the import of petrol into Nigeria amounted to 688 trillion Naira. According to the most recent data, published by the Nigerian company Nairametrics, there was a slight increase in the import value of oil in the last three quarters. However, the highest value was recorded in the third quarter of 2018, when roughly 855 billion Naira of petrol were exported to Nigeria.
Nigeria's oil sector contributes to about nine percent of the country's GDP and represents the main source of export value. Nigeria is the eleventh largest oil producer worldwide and the first on the whole African continent.
Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021
(in billion Naira)
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Nairametrics. (June 10, 2021). Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021 (in billion Naira) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/
Nairametrics. "Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021 (in billion Naira)." Chart. June 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/
Nairametrics. (2021). Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021 (in billion Naira). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/
Nairametrics. "Petrol Import into Nigeria between The 1st Quarter of 2018 and The 1st Quarter of 2021 (in Billion Naira)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/
Nairametrics, Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021 (in billion Naira) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Petrol import into Nigeria between the 1st quarter of 2018 and the 1st quarter of 2021 (in billion Naira) [Graph], Nairametrics, June 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1165962/petrol-import-in-nigeria/