Nigeria ranked 5th in Africa for imports of laboratory and analytical equipment in 2014, totaling $41 million. The total market size for such equipment in Africa was approximately $1.3 billion in 2014, with the largest potential markets having high growth rates due to strong economic drivers. South Africa led the continent with $333.5 million in imports, followed by northern African countries.

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Imports of laboratory and analytical equipment per country
Nigeria ranks 5th in Africa, behind South Africa and countries from the
north belt in 2014.
$ 41m
$ 33m
$ 178.5 m
$ 110 m$ 87.5 m
$ 47m
$ 333.5m
$ 32m
$ 73 m
Source:africonanalysis(2015),InternationalTradeStatistics(2015)
Total market size
Africa 2014:
approx. $1.3bn
Largest potential in
Africa with high
growth rates due to
strong key drivers.