Egypt’s exports to countries worldwide rose by 18.7 per cent year-on-year to $4.7 billion in August 2026, compared with $4 billion in August 2025, according to the latest data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS), headed by Major General Akram El-Gohary.
Imports increased by 27.4 per cent to $11.1 billion in August 2026, up from $8.7 billion in the same month last year.
Egypt’s total foreign trade rose by 24.7 per cent to $15.8 billion in August 2026, compared with $12.6 billion in August 2025, an increase of $3.2 billion.
Egyptian exports increased by 8.3 per cent to $36.6 billion in the first eight months of 2026, compared with $33.8 billion in the corresponding period last year, marking an increase of $2.8 billion.
Egyptian imports rose by 27.5 per cent to $84.7 billion in the first eight months of 2026, up from $66.5 billion in the same period last year, an increase of $18.2 billion.
CAPMAS reported that Egypt’s total foreign trade increased by 21 per cent to $121.3 billion in the first eight months of 2026, compared with $100.3 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, an increase of $21 billion.
