Nigeria recorded non-oil export earnings of $6.1bn in 2025, reflecting an increase from the $5.4bn posted in 2024, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC).
The Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the council, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed the figures on Monday in Abuja during the presentation of the NEPC’s annual performance review and its outlook for non-oil exports in 2026.
Ayeni said the 2025 performance represents the highest value of formally documented non-oil exports since the establishment of the council nearly 50 years ago. She explained that the data was compiled from records provided by pre-shipment inspection agencies.
“Based on the records obtained from pre-shipment inspection agencies, Nigeria’s non-oil export performance in 2025 reached approximately 6.1 billion U.S. dollars, representing a year-on-year growth of about 11.5 per cent compared with the 5.4 billion U.S. dollars recorded in 2024,” she said.
In addition to the rise in export value, Ayeni noted that export volumes also increased during the year. Total non-oil exports stood at 8.02 million metric tonnes in 2025, up from 7.29 million metric tonnes in the previous year, representing a growth of about 10 per cent.
She said the exports covered a wide range of products, including agricultural produce, processed and semi-processed goods, industrial inputs and solid minerals, indicating continued diversification within the non-oil export sector.
According to Ayeni, a total of 281 non-oil products were exported in 2025, reflecting gradual progress in expanding Nigeria’s export basket and participation in global value chains.
However, she pointed out that official export figures may not fully capture the total volume of non-oil trade, as a significant amount of cross-border trade still takes place informally.
Ayeni said the NEPC is working with the National Bureau of Statistics, the Central Bank of Nigeria and other relevant institutions to improve data collection, integrate informal trade into official statistics and enhance policy support for exporters.
She added that ongoing reforms, export incentives and capacity-building programmes would be sustained in 2026 to support exporters and encourage further growth in non-oil exports.
The increase in non-oil exports comes amid broader government efforts to boost foreign exchange earnings and reduce the economy’s dependence on crude oil revenues.
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