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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 Greece 21%, Canada 18%, France 12%, Nigeria 7% (1996 est.)
2000 US, Greece, Japan, France, Nigeria, Benin
2001 France 45%, Nigeria 27%, UK 11% (1999)
2002 France 43.4%, Nigeria 35.0%, Spain 4.5%, US 3.9% (2000)
2003 France 39%, Nigeria 33.2%, Japan 17.1% (2002)
2004 France 42.2%, Nigeria 28.9%, Japan 17.2%, Spain 4.4% (2003)
2005 France 41%, Nigeria 22.4%, Japan 15.3%, Switzerland 6%, Spain 4.1%, Ghana 4% (2004)
2006 France 47.8%, Nigeria 21.4%, US 20.3% (2005)
2007 France 34.8%, US 26.6%, Nigeria 18.3%, Russia 11.3% (2006)
2008 France 57%, Nigeria 26.4%, Ghana 4.1% (2007)
2009 Japan 80.4%, Nigeria 8.5%, France 2.9% (2008)
2010 France 52.63%, Nigeria 22.43%, US 18.24% (2009)
2011 Nigeria 68.3%, US 12.2%, Ghana 9.8% (2010)
2012 US 49.2%, Nigeria 29.4%, Russia 10.3%, Ghana 4.1% (2011)
2013 Nigeria 40.3%, US 17.2%, India 14.3%, Italy 8.6%, China 7.8%, Ghana 5.3% (2012)
2014 Nigeria 40.3%, US 17.2%, India 14.3%, Italy 8.6%, China 7.8%, Ghana 5.3% (2012)
2015 Nigeria 41.4%, France 30.3%, China 15.7%, Ghana 5.6% (2014)
2016 France 53.1%, Nigeria 20.3%, China 13.8% (2015)
2017 France 31.3%, Thailand 11.6%, Malaysia 11.1%, Nigeria 9.5%, Mali 5.6%, China 5.3% (2016)
2018 France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)
2019 France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)
2020 France 30.2%, Thailand 18.3%, Malaysia 9.9%, Nigeria 8.3%, Mali 5%, Switzerland 4.9% (2017)
2021 United Arab Emirates 54%, China 25%, France 7%, Pakistan 5% (2019)
2022 United Arab Emirates 54%, China 25%, France 7%, Pakistan 5% (2019)
2023 United Arab Emirates 54%, China 25%, France 7%, Pakistan 5% (2019)
2024 UAE 69%, France 9%, China 9%, Nigeria 3%, Mali 2% (2022) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2025 UAE 31%, France 23%, China 18%, India 6%, Sweden 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports