Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose to a record $6.1 billion in 2025, an 11.5 per cent increase from $5.46 billion in 2024, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) said on Monday.
Speaking at a briefing on the 2025 Non-Oil Export Performance and 2026 Outlook, NEPC Executive Director, Nonye Ayeni, said the figure was the highest ever recorded for formal, documented non-oil trade since the council’s inception.
The export volume increased by 10 percent to 8.02 million metric tonnes, while Nigeria shipped 281 non-oil products across agriculture, processed goods, industrial inputs, and solid minerals.
Non-oil exports reached 120 countries, with the Netherlands (17.53%), Brazil (10.35%), and India (7.63%) ranking as the top destinations. Exports to the Netherlands rose by 32.46 percent, driven by cocoa and sesame products, while Brazil recorded a 19.07 percent increase.
Ayeni attributed the performance to economic diversification efforts under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, supportive trade policies, improved documentation, fewer export rejections, and strong global demand.
Top export products included cocoa beans, urea, cashew, sesame seed, gold dore, aluminium ingots, rubber, and copper ingots.
She noted a slight decline in exports to ECOWAS following the exit of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, but said the AfCFTA remained key to expanding intra-African trade.
