19% surge in Egypt's non-oil exports during first 10 months of 2025

CAIRO – 23 November 2025: Egyptian exports continued their upward momentum in October 2025, reaching $3.835 billion, compared to $3.788 billion in October 2024.

This reflects an increase of one percent, equivalent to $47 million, according to a report reviewed by Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib, based on data from the General Organization for Export and Import Control.

In contrast, imports declined during the same month, falling to $7.009 billion, down from $7.280 billion last year. This represents a four percent decrease, equal to $271 million.

From January to October 2025, Egypt’s non-oil exports recorded strong performance, rising by nineteen percent to $40.614 billion, compared to $34.148 billion in the same period of 2024.

This expansion of $6.466 billion was driven by stronger export activity across several key sectors and markets.

The country’s trade deficit also improved significantly during the first ten months of 2025. It narrowed by sixteen percent to $26.322 billion, compared to $31.373 billion in the corresponding period last year.

This improvement, valued at $5.051 billion, reflected the combined effect of higher exports and lower imports.

The Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade affirmed that it is pursuing an open and flexible trade strategy aimed at strengthening Egypt’s competitiveness.

The strategy focuses on expanding high value-added exports, enhancing the integration between investment and trade, and continuing efforts to reduce the trade deficit.

The ministry is also working to safeguard domestic industries through trade-remedy tools aligned with international standards, while expanding access to global markets through balanced trade agreements and leveraging Egypt’s extensive free-trade network.

The UAE emerged as Egypt’s largest non-oil export destination between January and October 2025, with imports totaling $6.328 billion, marking a substantial increase of one hundred forty-two percent compared to last year.

Turkey followed with $2.652 billion, up two percent, while exports to Saudi Arabia reached $2.520 billion, reflecting an eleven percent decline.

Italy imported $2.363 billion, an increase of twenty-eight percent, and the United States imported $2.264 billion, up twenty-one percent.

Overall, exports to Egypt’s top five markets grew by thirty-seven percent, rising to $16.127 billion, compared to $11.758 billion in the previous year.

Key sectors continued to drive Egypt’s non-oil export performance during the first ten months of 2025.

Building materials led the list, recording $12.798 billion, an increase of forty-three percent.

Chemicals and fertilizers reached $7.720 billion, up ten percent, while food industries registered $5.766 billion, an increase of eleven percent.

Engineering and electronic goods totaled $5.323 billion, up twelve percent, whereas agricultural products amounted to $3.894 billion, showing a slight decline of zero point one percent.

Other significant contributors included ready-made garments at $2.808 billion, up twenty-two percent, textiles at $966 million, up two percent, medical industries at $793 million, up twenty-four percent, printing and packaging at $705 million, down two percent, home furnishings at $518 million, up three percent, furniture at $326 million, up sixteen percent, and leather products at $84 million, up one percent.