CAIRO - 2 February 2026: Egypt’s trade deficit widened by 17.5 percent year-on-year in November 2025, reaching $4.7 billion, up from $4 billion in the same month of 2024, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
The increase came as imports rose by 12.9 percent to $8.7 billion, compared with $7.7 billion in November 2024.
Imports of natural gas increased by 76.6 percent, while wheat imports rose by 16.5 percent and corn by 50.7 percent. Imports of non-monetary gold in crude forms surged by 294.6 percent.
At the same time, imports of petroleum products declined by 0.1 percent, while iron and steel raw materials fell by 5 percent, plastics in primary forms by 1 percent, and passenger cars by 10.6 percent.
Exports rose by 8.9 percent year-on-year to $4 billion, supported by a 17 percent increase in ready-made garment exports, a 22.5 percent rise in food preparations, and a 5.2 percent increase in fresh fruit exports. Exports of natural and liquefied gas surged by 956.4 percent.
However, exports of petroleum products fell by 3.8 percent, fertilizers by 20.7 percent, plastics in primary forms by 2.0 percent, and crude oil by 29.4 percent.
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