Nigeria’s Import And Export Destinations
According to details were published in the Daily Independent of March 8th
Nigerian imported 26 million tonnes of cargo in year 2005 from 114 different countries, a large percentage of which from the United States of America, followed by Taiwan, and the Brazil. Cote D’ Ivoire was the highest source from Africa.
Meanwhile, non crude oil export was 13.5 million tonnes for the same period, shipped to 9 the United States of America, the United Kingdom, France and Germany primarily. It is noted that there were no significant exports to the West African Sub-region, however. Angola is the most to an African Nation.
Commodity analysis of the non crude oil exports handled by Nigerian Ports shows that Liquefied Natural Gas made up 83 per cent and Redefined Petroleum Product 10 per cent. General Cargo is 5 per cent of the total while Dry Bulk Cargo (Animal feed, Cocoa Beans) etc made up the remaining 2 per cent.
