ICT goods imports in Nigeria
Nigeria: ICT goods imports was 2.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.2% for ict goods imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Nigeria peaked at 9.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +29.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -38.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +144.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -30.0% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -37.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +41.7% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 9.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 149 Eswatini 2.4% compare
- 150 Solomon Islands 2.3% compare
- 151 Syrian Arab Republic 2.2% compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 2.2% compare
- 154 Bahamas 2.1% compare
- 155 Albania 2.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Nigeria?
- Ict goods imports in Nigeria was 2.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for ict goods imports?
- Nigeria ranks 152nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).