CAIRO – Egypt’s non-oil exports rose 20.7% year on year to dlrs 36.64 billion during January–September 2025, up from dlrs 30.36 billion in the same period of 2024, the Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) said Tuesday.
The Cabinet’s Media Center attributed the increase to the government’s integrated trade policy aimed at boosting competitiveness of Egyptian products, supporting production sectors, and expanding into new markets through multiple free trade agreements.
The growth helped narrow Egypt’s trade deficit by 18.3% to dlrs 22.77 billion, compared with dlrs 27.88 billion a year earlier.
Exports to the country’s top five markets surged 42.3% to dlrs 14.77 billion, led by the UAE (dlrs 5.9 billion), Turkey (dlrs 2.4 billion), Saudi Arabia (dlrs 2.3 billion), Italy (dlrs 2.1 billion) and the US (dlrs 2.1 billion).
Key export sectors included building materials (dlrs 11.7 billion, up 51%), chemicals and fertilisers (dlrs 6.8 billion, up 10%), food industries (dlr 5.1 billion, up 9%), and engineering and electronics (dlrs 4.7 billion, up 11%).
Agricultural exports reached dlrs 3.6 billion (up 2%), ready-made garments dlrs 2.5 billion (up 24%), textiles dlrs 874 million (up 3%), medical industries dlrs 707 million (up 25%), home furnishings dlrs 456 million (up 3%), and furniture dlrs 277 million (up 11%).
