Egyptian exports rose by 37.4% year-on-year in June 2026, reaching $5bn, compared with $3.6bn in June 2025, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).
In its monthly bulletin on foreign trade data, issued on Monday, CAPMAS said the increase was mainly driven by higher export values for several commodities, most notably petroleum products, which rose by 128%; ready-made garments, up 47.7%; fresh fruit, up 77.1%; and pastes and assorted food preparations, up 36.5%.
On the other hand, the value of exports of several commodities declined, led by fertilisers, down 12%; medicines and pharmaceutical preparations, down 13.2%; dried pulses, down 42.6%; and fresh onions, down 0.4%.
Moreover, CAPMAS reported that Egypt’s imports rose by 49.4% in June, reaching $12.4bn, compared with $8.3bn in June 2025. The increase was attributed to higher import values for several commodities, including primary materials of iron or steel, up 3.6%; crude petroleum, up 141%; passenger cars, up 10.9%; and plastics in their primary forms, up 41.6%.
The value of imports of several commodities declined, including petroleum products, down 29.2%; wheat, down 9.7%; raw sugar, down 37%; and doors, supports and structures of iron or steel, down 5.3%.
According to CAPMAS, the gap between exports and imports resulted in Egypt’s trade deficit widening to $7.5bn in June 2026, compared with $4.7bn in June 2025, representing an increase of 58.5%.
