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Nigeria's Merchandise Export Destination: A 20-Year Analysis

  In this analysis, I examine the changes in the export destination of Nigerian merchandise. The time period observed is from 2000 to 2020. For each region, it shows the percentage of merchandise exports to each specific location. This is divided into 7 regions. Regions highlighted with an asterisk indicate locations where the data collected was for only low and middle-income countries. "Others" signifies regions not included in either of the 6 regions. Together, this analysis is able to show how Nigerian export destination has evolved over time. For example, exports to high-income countries have gone from 71.47% in 2000 to 36.71%. In return, exports to South Asian countries have gone from 14.43% to 25.02%. Overall, Nigeria's merchandise export has diversified (by region). This means Nigeria is not heavily reliant on one region. Data is obtained from the World Bank estimates (which are based on the International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database. These are t...
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Economic Diversity in Canadian Provinces

Using Data from Stats Can Trade Explorer, I conduct an analysis of the degree of economic diversity across Canadian provinces between 2010 and 2022. The higher the number (darker the blue), the higher its economic diversity. Here, I share 2 graphs. One of which shows the provincial differences in economic diversity in 2022. The other diagram shows the changes in provincial averages across the 12-year period.  

Economic Diversity in Canadian Provinces


Changes in Economic Diversity of Canadian Provinces

Source: Canadian international merchandise trade by country and by product section, customs-based, annual (x 1,000)

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