Nigeria earned two point two-one billion dollars from crude oil exports to the United States in the first seven months of 2025.
This was made known by fresh data released by the US Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The figure underscores Nigeria’s continued role as America’s largest African crude supplier, though shipments have weakened compared to last year.
Between January and July 2025, Nigeria shipped a total of twenty-eight point seven million barrels of crude oil to the United States.
This made it the single largest African crude supplier to Washington, significantly ahead of Libya, Angola and Ghana.
The data shows that the customs value, which measures the crude’s price at the point of export, stood at two point one-six billion dollars.
On a Cost, Insurance and Freight basis, which accounts for the full landed cost including shipping and insurance, the value rose slightly to two point two-one billion dollars.
The difference highlights the additional costs required to transport crude oil across the Atlantic.
However, compared with the same period in 2024, Nigeria’s earnings and shipment volumes have fallen.
