Made in Nigeria
How much of Nigeria's registered medicine supply is actually manufactured here? We count it straight from the factory country the NAFDAC Greenbook records for each registration — no estimates, no surveys.
29%
of the 2,492 active medicine registrations we track (those whose factory country our July 2026 Greenbook copy records) are manufactured in Nigeria — 719 products.
Local share by category
Most locally made medicines
| Medicine | Local share |
|---|---|
| Co-trimoxazole (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) | 100% (35/35) |
| Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine | 100% (11/11) |
| Folic Acid | 100% (6/6) |
| Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) | 95% (60/63) |
| Ferrous Sulfate | 91% (10/11) |
| Metronidazole | 82% (53/65) |
| Cyproheptadine | 75% (6/8) |
| Chlorpheniramine | 74% (20/27) |
| Ibuprofen | 73% (41/56) |
| Paracetamol | 72% (62/86) |
Who makes medicines in Nigeria
The registration holders with the most products whose recorded factory is in Nigeria — medicines made here rather than imported. Counts current registrations, not sales volumes. A company may own the plant or have the work done by another Nigerian factory under contract; each company's profile names the plant where the Greenbook records it.
Where the imports come from
The factory countries behind the 1,773 imported registrations we track. This counts registrations, not sales volumes — but it shows where Nigeria's medicine supply lines run.
How we count this
For every medicine we cover, we take its active, single-ingredient registrations in our July 2026 copy of the NAFDAC Greenbook and read the manufacturer country recorded on each listing. Only registrations with a recorded country are counted — some listings don't carry one, so the true totals are larger than shown here. A locally made product means the factory is in Nigeria; the brand owner or registration holder may still be a foreign company, and vice versa. Figures update automatically with each monthly registry refresh.
Explore the companies behind these numbers on our manufacturer profiles, or check any product's registration with the NAFDAC checker.