Nigeria’s non-oil exports rise to N12.36bn in 2025—NBS 

Nigeria’s non-oil exports rose significantly in 2025, reaching N12.36 trillion between January and December.

This is according to the latest Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

The figure represents a sharp increase from N9.09 trillion recorded in 2024, highlighting stronger export performance outside the country’s oil sector.

The latest data suggests continued progress in Nigeria’s push to expand exports in agriculture, manufacturing, and mineral resources as policymakers seek to reduce dependence on crude oil revenues.

Nigeria’s non-oil export performance has strengthened in recent years, with the 2025 figure reflecting a strong rebound after earlier fluctuations in export values. Non-oil exports stood at N3.14 trillion in 2022 but its value declined to N2.56 trillion in 2023.

Exports rebounded strongly to N9.09 trillion in 2024 and in 2025, non-oil exports climbed further to N12.36 trillion.

The data highlights a steady recovery in Nigeria’s export sectors outside crude oil, with significant growth recorded across multiple industries. The monthly contributions recorded in 2025 further illustrate the trend. In January exports stood at N1.23 trillion; February N964.73 billion; March N975.45 billion; April N1.22 trillion; May N903.02 billion and in June N923.13 billion.

Similarly in July export figure recorded N1.23 trillion; August N875.62; billion; September N894.18 billion; October N965.60 billion; November N1.07 trillion and December N1.11 trillion. These monthly figures indicate consistent export activity throughout the year, with several months exceeding the N1 trillion mark.

A further breakdown of the 2025 export figures shows that mineral products dominated Nigeria’s non-oil export earnings during the year under review, while several other sectors also made strong contributions.
Mineral products: N73.46 trillion.

Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits, vinegar, and tobacco N3.88 trillion. Products from the chemical and allied industries exported N3.37 trillion while Vegetable products export figure of N1.54 trillion, and live animals and animal products N103.4 billion.

Other export categories also recorded notable contributions. Vehicles, aircraft and related parts generated N1.10 trillion, while base metals and articles of base metals contributed N646.16 billion.


Exports of articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica and ceramic products reached N369.58 billion, while plastics, rubber and related articles stood at N244.17 billion. Meanwhile, machinery under boilers, machinery and chemical appliances and their parts recorded N207.48 billion in exports.

Raw hides, skins and leather products exported N48.39 billion; Footwear, headgear, umbrellas and related products had export record of  N27.34 billion during the year.

Paper materials and paperboard products recorded N19.60 billion, Textiles and textile articles N16.55 billion. Miscellaneous manufactured articles exported N22.85 billion worth of products just as optical, photographic and measuring instruments had export figure of N6.69 billion.

Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones on the other hand recorded N511.8 million worth of export and wood products had N636.99 million export figure. The weaker naira improved the pricing competitiveness of Nigerian exporters in global markets.