Nigeria lags behind African peers in exports

: How ‘misinvoicing’ hinders trade growth in Africa

Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, is lagging behind its peers on the continent as its struggles to ramp up exports. Its total exports as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in 2021 was 26 percent, the highest since 2011 when it was 32 percent. As of 2021, the country’s GDP stood at $440.7

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