Nigeria
Country
2025-Q3: US$4.04k, Remittances received from Nigeria
About Nigeria
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Nigeria in 2024 was Malt Extract; Food Preparations of Flour, Groats, Meal, Starch or Malt Extract, Cocoa Content less than 40% by Weight, not elsewhere Specified (US$19.1M). The main origins of sales to Nigeria were Ciudad de México (US$24.5M), Nuevo León (US$5.19M), and Estado de México (US$4.55M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Nigeria in 2024 was Plants and Parts of Plants, Seeds and Fruits of a Kind Used Primarily in Perfumery, in Pharmacy or for Uses Insecticides, Fungicidal or Similar Purposes, Fresh or Dried, whether or not Cut, Crushed or Powdered (US$49.4M). The main destinations of purchases made to Nigeria were Ciudad de México (US$40.5M), Jalisco (US$30M), and Nuevo León (US$5.87M).
Regarding remittances, in the third quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$4.04k in remittances from Nigeria, while Nigeria received US$64k in remittances from Mexico.
Finally, in terms of immigration to Mexico, 241 inmigrants from Nigeria were registered in 2020, 45.6% women and 54.4% men. The states with the highest concentration of inmigrants from Nigeria were Hidalgo (117 people), Querétaro (94 people), and Ciudad de México (23 people).
Commercial Exchange
#permalink to sectionNet International Exchange
#permalink to sectionIn September 2025, the exports from Mexico to Nigeria were US$5.53M, while imports reached US$10.6M. The above results in a trade balance of -US$5.05M.
Annual International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Nigeria in 2024 was Malt Extract; Food Preparations of Flour, Groats, Meal, Starch or Malt Extract, Cocoa Content less than 40% by Weight, not elsewhere Specified (US$19.1M). The main origins of sales to Nigeria were Ciudad de México (US$24.5M), Nuevo León (US$5.19M), and Estado de México (US$4.55M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Nigeria in 2024 was Plants and Parts of Plants, Seeds and Fruits of a Kind Used Primarily in Perfumery, in Pharmacy or for Uses Insecticides, Fungicidal or Similar Purposes, Fresh or Dried, whether or not Cut, Crushed or Powdered (US$49.4M). The main destinations of purchases made to Nigeria were Ciudad de México (US$40.5M), Jalisco (US$30M), and Nuevo León (US$5.87M).
Monthly International Trade
#permalink to sectionThe main sale from Mexico to Nigeria in September 2025 was Tubes and Pipes of Iron or Steel (US$1.6M). The main origins of sales to Nigeria were Ciudad de México (US$2.04M), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (US$1.82M), and Jalisco (US$1.1M).
The main product bought by Mexico from Nigeria in September 2025 was Plants and Parts of Plants, Seeds and Fruits of a Kind Used Primarily in Perfumery, in Pharmacy or for Uses Insecticides, Fungicidal or Similar Purposes, Fresh or Dried, whether or not Cut, Crushed or Powdered (US$6.2M). The main destinations of purchases made to Nigeria were Jalisco (US$3.46M), Ciudad de México (US$2.21M), and Tamaulipas (US$1.04M).
Net Trade Balance
#permalink to sectionIn 2024, the states with the highest commercial exchange (exports minus imports) with were Baja California (US$3.46M), Estado de México (US$3.18M), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (US$1.74M).
Remittances
#permalink to sectionEvolution of the Amount of Remittances
#permalink to sectionThe chart compares the evolution of remittances sent from Mexico to Nigeria and the remittances that Mexico receives from Nigeria.
In the third quarter of 2025, Mexico received US$4.04k in remittances from Nigeria, while Nigeria received US$64k in remittances from Mexico.
Migration
#permalink to sectionImmigration from Nigeria
#permalink to sectionThe map shows the destination states of migrants from Nigeria to Mexico in recent years. The bar chart shows the main causes of migration.
The states with the highest concentration of migrants from Nigeria were Hidalgo (117 people), Querétaro (94 people), and Ciudad de México (23 people).
The main reasons of migration from Nigeria to Mexico in recent years were family (104 people) and labor (71 people).
Diversity of immigrants
#permalink to sectionThe graph shows the population pyramid of the migrant population from Nigeria to Mexico in recent years.
241 inmigrants from Nigeria were registered, 45.6% women and 54.4% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest migrant population from Nigeria were 25 to 29 years (94 people), 10 to 14 years (78 people), and 35 to 39 years (30 people). These concentrated 83.8% of the total migrant population.