Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to $3.225 billion in the first half of 2025, representing a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696bn recorded in the same period of 2024, according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council.
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed the figures in Abuja on Sunday while presenting the council’s First Half-Year Progress Report on the country’s non-oil export performance.
She said shipment volumes also grew to 4.04 million metric tonnes from 3.83 million metric tonnes in the first half of 2024, buoyed by rising global demand for Nigerian products from India, Brazil, Vietnam and other African countries.
“Gentlemen of the press, it is on this note that I am pleased to inform you that non-oil products exported in the first half of 2025 were valued at $3.225bn. This shows an increase of 19.59 per cent as against the sum of $2.696bn recorded for the first half of the year 2024,” Ayeni stated.
The NEPC boss highlighted that the upward trend was consistent from the start of the year. In the first quarter of 2025, non-oil exports were valued at $1.791bn, a 24.75 per cent rise compared to the $1.436bn recorded in Q1 2024.
Export volumes in the same quarter climbed to 2.416 million metric tonnes, up 24.3 per cent from 1.937 million metric tonnes shipped in the corresponding period last year.
Ayeni said the report provided a comprehensive overview of the council’s achievements, challenges and future prospects, stressing that the steady growth reflected Nigeria’s deepening footprint in non-oil export markets.
She expressed optimism that the upward momentum would be sustained in the second half of the year, with continued focus on expanding market access, improving product quality, and strengthening Nigeria’s presence in emerging economies.
