Nigeria imported motor vehicles and automotive parts worth $602m from the United States between January and May 2026, marking a 41.3 per cent increase from the $426m recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis have shown.
The figures showed that passenger cars accounted for the largest share of exports to Nigeria during the five-month period. A breakdown of the data showed that U.S. exports of passenger cars to Nigeria rose to $454m in the first five months of 2026 from $312m in the corresponding period of 2025, representing an increase of 45.5 per cent.
Exports of automotive parts also increased to $122m from $86m, indicating a 41.9 per cent year-on-year rise. However, exports of trucks, buses and special-purpose vehicles declined by 10.3 per cent to $26m from $29m recorded in the same period last year.
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