Nigeria | Imports and Exports | World | Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 48. Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | Nigeria | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 2,147,633.00 | 33,684,529.00 | 5,429,529.00 | 3,182,848.54 | 1,122,129.00 | 2,641,277.26 | 4,982,911.98 | 3,567,280.20 | 2,999,659.24 | 5,401,775.17 | 6,200,570.62 | 7,145,521.09 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -89.54 | 1,468.44 | -83.88 | -41.37 | -64.74 | 135.38 | 88.65 | -28.40 | -15.91 | 80.07 | 14.78 | 15.23 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 630,339,169.00 | 686,521,451.00 | 793,479,607.00 | 516,786,372.36 | 490,939,328.00 | 505,660,592.34 | 509,888,199.15 | 458,253,548.98 | 696,506,035.62 | 688,064,243.03 | 877,000,765.93 | 919,820,425.42 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -15.09 | 8.91 | 15.57 | -34.87 | -5.00 | 2.99 | 0.83 | -10.12 | 51.99 | -1.21 | 27.45 | 4.88 |
The value of exports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" from Nigeria totalled $ 7.14 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 48 from Nigeria went up by 15.2% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" went up by $ 944 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 48 from Nigeria amounted $6.2 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" amounted to 0.01% of total exports from Nigeria (cumulative merchandise exports from Nigeria totalled $ 65 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 48 in total exports from Nigeria increased by 0.001 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.009% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Nigeria were equal to $ 63 billion).
Where does Nigeria export Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard?
Top export destinations of "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" from Nigeria in 2023:
- Burkina Faso with a share of 29% (2.1 million US$)
- Togo with a share of 24% (1.75 million US$)
- Côte d`Ivoire with a share of 15.5% (1.11 million US$)
- Ghana with a share of 9.81% (701 thousand US$)
- Liberia with a share of 4.29% (307 thousand US$)
- Senegal with a share of 4% (286 thousand US$)
- Mali with a share of 3.32% (237 thousand US$)
- Germany with a share of 3.3% (235 thousand US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 2.06% (147 thousand US$)
- Cameroon with a share of 1.53% (110 thousand US$)
Exports structure of 48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard - from Nigeria in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 71% (5.07 million US$): 4819 - Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like.
- 12.9% (925 thousand US$): 4803 - Toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock and similar paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, whether or not creped, crinkled, embossed, perforated, surface-coloured, surface-decorated or printed, in rolls or sheets
- 6.11% (437 thousand US$): 4802 - Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard
- 3.47% (248 thousand US$): 4823 - Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres; cut to size or shape, articles of paper pulp, paper and paper-board, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.s. in chapter 48
- 3.32% (237 thousand US$): 4813 - Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes
- 1.89% (135 thousand US$): 4821 - Paper or paperboard lables of all kinds, whether or not printed
- 1.13% (80 thousand US$): 4805 - Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.s., in rolls or sheets
- 0.017% (1.23 thousand US$): 4818 - Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres
The value of imports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" to Nigeria totalled $ 919 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 48 to Nigeria went up by 4.88% compared to 2022: imports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" went up by $ 42 million (the value of imports of commodity group 48 to Nigeria was equal to $877 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 48 "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard" accounted for 1.41% of total import flow to Nigeria (in 2023, total imports to Nigeria amounted to $ 65 billion). The share of commodity group 48 in total imports to Nigeria decreased by 0.031 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 1.44% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Nigeria were equal to $ 60 billion).
Where does Nigeria import Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard from?
Top trading partners (import of "Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard") of Nigeria in 2023:
- China with a share of 54% (504 million US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 13.7% (126 million US$)
- India with a share of 10.3% (95 million US$)
- Brazil with a share of 3.1% (28 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 2.78% (25 million US$)
- Spain with a share of 1.47% (13.5 million US$)
- Finland with a share of 1.29% (11.8 million US$)
- Portugal with a share of 1.18% (10.8 million US$)
- South Africa - 8.38 million US$
- United Arab Emirates - 7.43 million US$
Imports structure of 48 - Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard - to Nigeria in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 44% (408 million US$): 4802 - Uncoated paper and paperboard, used for writing, printing or other graphics, non perforated punch-cards and punch tape paper, in rolls or rectangular sheets, of any size, other than paper of heading 4801 or 4803; hand-made paper and paperboard
- 32% (294 million US$): 4820 - Registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles, exercise books, blotting-pads, binders (loose-leaf or other), folders, file covers, manifold business forms, interleaved carbon sets and other articles of stationery, of paper or paperboard; albums for samples or for collections and book covers, of paper or paperboard
- 7.24% (66 million US$): 4811 - Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810
- 5.34% (49 million US$): 4810 - Paper and paperboard, coated one or both sides with kaolin (china clay) or inorganic substances, with binder or not, no other coating, surface coloured or not, surface decorated or printed, in rolls or rectangular (including square) sheets, of any size
- 2.21% (20 million US$): 4804 - Uncoated kraft paper and paperboard, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading 48.02 or 48.03
- 1.61% (14.8 million US$): 4805 - Uncoated paper and paperboard n.e.s., in rolls or sheets
- 1.45% (13.3 million US$): 4819 - Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and other packing containers, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres; box files, letter trays, and similar articles, of paper or paperboard of a kind used in offices, shops or the like.
- 1.39% (12.7 million US$): 4813 - Cigarette paper, whether or not cut to size or in the form of booklets or tubes
- 1.33% (12.2 million US$): 4823 - Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres; cut to size or shape, articles of paper pulp, paper and paper-board, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.s. in chapter 48
- 0.931% (8.57 million US$): 4801 - Newsprint, in rolls or sheets
