billion euros' worth of goods purchased by the European Union
2025, full calendar yearEU external trade by product — EurostatHome / Jurisdictions / Nigeria
Country file
Nigeria
The Union's purchases here are mainly raw materials and energy. Internet connectivity remains partial and hosting here most often runs through an overseas provider. Regional markers: Sub-Saharan Africa.
Relationship with the European Union
Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union — not yet signed or ratified
No preferential arrangement applies. Trade falls under the common tariff, sometimes eased by preferences that the Union grants unilaterally and can withdraw. Security, however, is demonstrated case by case.
Sources reviewed on 17 September 2026
of these purchases: fuels and lubricants
2025EU external trade by product — Eurostatof these purchases: food and live animals
2025EU external trade by product — Eurostat01
Economy and sectors
Not yet signed
Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union
not yet signed or ratifiedNo preferential arrangement applies. Trade falls under the common tariff, sometimes eased by preferences that the Union grants unilaterally and can withdraw. Security, however, is demonstrated case by case.
Map of trade agreements — European CommissionThird country
regime applicable to European data and access
European framework trackedNo general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Adequacy decisions — European Commission41.2%
of the population uses the Internet
2024, latest available figure
Internet use — World Bank / ITUNo country regime
European Union restrictive measures targeting the country
EU Sanctions Map, as at 26 September 2026No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU Sanctions Map — European Commission02
Incidents, fraud and impersonation
98
secure servers per million inhabitants
2024, latest available figureProviders most often rely on a foreign hosting provider. Ask which one, and under which jurisdiction it operates.
Secure Internet servers — World BankUnforeseen intermediary
identification of the parties to the transaction
Cross-cutting controlExtraction chains involve numerous intermediaries. Identify who invoices, who ships and who is accountable in the event of an incident, before the question arises.
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Points to check within your organisation
What the service actually covers
An extraction-based economy tells you little about the provider you are assessing. Have them specify what is supplied, by which entity, and with what technical resources of their own.
The small amount of data that flows, and its framework
Without an adequacy decision, the volume transferred matters less than its nature: contracts, contact details and access logs are enough to trigger the obligation. Ask which transfer tool is used and what its scope covers.
The host behind the provider
Providers most often rely on a foreign host. Ask which one, under what jurisdiction it operates, and what the contract between them provides for.
Developments to be aware of
The topics that may change your answers
EU restrictive measures
No EU restrictive measures regime targets this country. Thematic regimes — terrorism, human rights, cyberattacks, chemical weapons — nonetheless target individuals of any nationality: screening against the consolidated list applies here as elsewhere.
EU–Nigeria relationship
No preferential arrangement applies. Trade falls under the common tariff, sometimes eased by preferences that the Union grants unilaterally and can withdraw. Security, however, is demonstrated case by case.
Data transfers
No general adequacy decision. The transfer mechanism and its accompanying measures must be chosen according to the actual data flows.
Export fabric
The values come from EU customs data: they show what Europe buys, not what a given supplier produces.
Fuels and lubricants: 86.1% of what the Union buys here. An extraction-based relationship says little about a service provider: these figures situate an economy, not the company you are assessing.
Official sources
- Trade relations by country — European Commission
- Map of trade agreements — European Commission
- EU external trade by product — Eurostat
- Adequacy decisions — European Commission
- Internet use — World Bank / ITU
- Secure Internet servers — World Bank
- EU Sanctions Map — European Commission
- EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List — European Commission
Confidential exchange
Describe your European relationship and the request received.
The Nigeria file establishes a country and its relationship with the Union. What remains is to establish exactly what the service covers, and what resources of its own are engaged there.