Nigeria’s non-oil exports hit $6.1bn in 2025 — NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has announced that the nation’s non-oil export value recorded $6.1 billion dollars in 2025.

The NEPC Executive, Nonye Ayeni, announced this at a press conference on the 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance and 2026 Outlook in Abuja on Monday, January 19, 2026.

Ayeni said the NEPC was in partnership with National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and other stakeholders to mainstream informal trade.

Ayeni said based on records obtained from the Pre-shipment Inspection Agencies, Nigeria’s non-oil export performance in 2025 reached an all-time high.

She said: “Non-oil export value rose to approximately $6.1 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of about 11.5 per cent over and above the $5.46 billion recorded in 2024.

“This marks the highest non-oil export value achieved in the country for formal documented trade since the inception of the council.

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“This beats our own record and underscores the growing resilience and relevance of the non-oil export sector to Nigeria’s economy.

“This outstanding performance is not the total story as a lot export still goes out informally through our various borders.”

Ayeni stated that in volume terms, total non-oil exports stood at 8.02 million metric tonnes, reflecting a 10 per cent increase compared to the 7.29 million metric tonnes recorded in the previous year.

The NEPC boss added that the growth in both value and volume demonstrated improved export activity across multiple value chains and market destinations.

Ayeni said: “In 2025, Nigeria exported a total of 281 non-oil products.

“These products cut across agricultural commodities, processed and semi-processed goods, industrial inputs and solid minerals.

“These reflect gradual progress toward value addition and broader product representation in global markets.”

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