Nigeria’s non-oil exports soared to $3.225bn in the first half of 2025, marking yet another milestone in the sector’s growth, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council announced on Sunday. This figure represents a 19.59 per cent increase over the $2.696bn recorded in the same period of 2024.
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, disclosed this in Abuja while presenting the council’s First Half-Year Progress Report on the nation’s non-oil export performance.
She said the volume of goods shipped abroad also rose to 4.04 million metric tonnes from 3.83 million metric tonnes in the first half of last year, driven by strong global demand for Nigerian commodities from emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Vietnam, and other African countries.
Ayeni said the report was a comprehensive overview of the council’s achievements, challenges, and prospects, as Nigeria gradually moves towards the close of 2025.
She declared, “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.”
The NEPC boss added that the surge in export value was matched by a rise in shipment volume. Ayeni recalled that in the first quarter of 2025 alone, Nigeria exported non-oil products worth $1.791bn, representing a 24.75 per cent rise over the $1.436bn posted in Q1 2024. Export volumes in the same quarter hit 2.416 million metric tonnes, up 24.3 per cent from the 1.937 million metric tonnes shipped in Q1 2024.
“The volume also increased to 4.04 million metric tonnes compared to the 3.83 million metric tonnes for the same period of 2024. Only recently, precisely in April 2025, you will recall that Nigeria’s Non-oil products exported in the first quarter of 2025 recorded a significant value of $1.791bn.
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She declared, “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.”
The NEPC boss added that the surge in export value was matched by a rise in shipment volume. Ayeni recalled that in the first quarter of 2025 alone, Nigeria exported non-oil products worth $1.791bn, representing a 24.75 per cent rise over the $1.436bn posted in Q1 2024. Export volumes in the same quarter hit 2.416 million metric tonnes, up 24.3 per cent from the 1.937 million metric tonnes shipped in Q1 2024.
“The volume also increased to 4.04 million metric tonnes compared to the 3.83 million metric tonnes for the same period of 2024. Only recently, precisely in April 2025, you will recall that Nigeria’s Non-oil products exported in the first quarter of 2025 recorded a significant value of $1.791bn.
“This represents a 24.75 per cent increase over the $1.436bn reported in the First Quarter of 2024. The volume also increased to 2.416 million metric tonnes, representing a 24.3 per cent increase from the 1.937 million Metric tonnes recorded in the first quarter of 2024,” she said.
According to her, several factors contributed to the improved performance. These include higher global demand for Nigerian cocoa, sesame, cashew, and aluminium; wider market access and tariff relief under the African Continental Free Trade Area; and NEPC-led interventions such as capacity building on quality, standards, packaging, labelling, export documentation, and certification.
She said, “The significant increase in global demand for Nigerian products across the globe, including the African region. This increased the value of key Nigerian commodities/products, such as cocoa, sesame, cashew and aluminium.
The AfCFTA provided wider market access and tariff relief for Nigerian exporters.