Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded earnings of $3.22 billion in the first half of 2025.
Gatekeepers News reports that according to Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), this marks a 19.59 percent increase from the $2.69 billion generated during the same period in 2024.
The council’s half-year report, released on August 8, also showed that export volumes rose to 4.04 million metric tonnes from 3.83 million metric tonnes in H1 2024.
The NEPC attributed the growth to increased global demand for Nigerian products, expanded market access, tariff relief under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and targeted export intervention programmes covering quality standards, packaging, labelling, documentation, and certification.
Additional factors driving the surge included a rise in value-added exports, as more Nigerian exporters embraced processing and manufacturing, alongside growing demand from emerging markets such as India, Brazil, Vietnam, and several African nations.
Within the period, Nigeria exported 236 different products, up 16.83 percent from 202 items in the corresponding period last year. These ranged from agricultural commodities and extractive industry products to manufactured and semi-processed goods, with a noted shift from traditional agricultural exports to more processed and manufactured items.
In terms of corporate performance, Indorama Eleme Fertiliser and Chemical Limited and Starlink Global and Ideal Limited maintained their positions as the top two exporters, accounting for 11.92 percent and 8.82 percent of total exports, respectively. Dangote Fertiliser Limited ranked third with 6.39 percent, driven by strong sales of fertilisers and cocoa products.
