Badri Narayanan, Chandni Dawani and Lukman Oyelami
This study describes how digital imports have enhanced the growth of Nigerian Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). In particular, it provides strong evidence that such MSMEs have benefited from the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) e-commerce moratorium. Our findings are based on a detailed analysis of time-series data at the sectoral level of Nigeria’s MSMEs using data sources such as the MSME Survey Report of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and National Bureau of Statistics, coupled with the data on imports of digital products from OECD Input-Output tables. This data-driven approach enabled us to pinpoint the precise contribution of digital imports.