Egypt’s trade with BRICS countries rose to $36.7bn in the first half (H1) of 2026, compared with $29.3bn during the same period of 2025, an increase of $7.4bn, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The Indian capital hosted the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit under the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”.
Coinciding with the start of the summit, CAPMAS issued a statement outlining economic relations between Egypt and BRICS countries.
Egypt’s exports to BRICS
According to CAPMAS, Egyptian exports to BRICS countries stood at $6.6bn in the first half of 2026, compared with $7.4bn during the same period of 2025.
Saudi Arabia was the largest BRICS importer of Egyptian goods, with imports worth $1.8bn, followed by the UAE at $1.7bn, India at $868m, China at $841m, and Brazil at $633m.
Egypt’s main exports to BRICS countries during the first half of 2026 included pearls, precious stones, and jewellery worth $1.2bn; vegetables and fruit worth $1bn; mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products worth $844m; fertilisers worth $552m; electrical machinery and equipment worth $400m; and plastics and plastic products worth $304m.
Imports from BRICS countries
Meanwhile, Egyptian imports from BRICS countries reached $30.2bn in the first half of 2026, compared with $21.8bn during the same period of 2025.
China was the largest BRICS exporter to Egypt, with exports worth $10.4bn, followed by the UAE at $5.3bn, Saudi Arabia at $5.2bn, Russia at $3.8bn, and Brazil at $2.4bn.
Egypt’s main imports from BRICS countries during the first half of 2026 included mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products worth $5.2bn; electrical machinery and equipment worth $4.6bn; cereals worth $2.1bn; iron, steel, and related products worth $1.8bn; vehicles, tractors, and bicycles worth $1.3bn; and organic chemicals worth $647m.
BRICS investment in Egypt
According to CAPMAS, investments by BRICS countries in Egypt totalled $6.2bn during fiscal year 2024/2025, while Egyptian investments in BRICS countries amounted to $2.2bn.
The UAE ranked first among BRICS countries investing in Egypt, with investments worth $4.7bn, followed by Saudi Arabia at $1.1bn, China at $277.6m, Russia at $62.4m, and India at $17.8m.
Remittances
CAPMAS data also showed that remittances from Egyptians working in BRICS countries reached $15.7bn in 2024/2025, compared with $9.8bn in 2023/2024.
Meanwhile, remittances from BRICS nationals working in Egypt amounted to $202.5m, compared with $76.2m during the previous fiscal year.
BRICS was established in 2006 with the aim of strengthening economic cooperation among its member states and contributing to a more balanced global economic order.
The group originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Egypt officially joined the bloc at the beginning of January 2024, alongside Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia. Indonesia officially joined the group in January 2025
