CAIRO – 9 July 2025: Egypt’s trade deficit stood at $3.42 billion in April 2025, down from $3.78 billion in the same month of the previous year—reflecting a decrease of 9.5%, according to an official report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
The report also revealed a significant boost in Egypt’s export performance, with the total value of exports rising by 19.8% to reach $4.10 billion in April 2025, compared to $3.43 billion in April 2024.
This positive trend is mainly driven by increased export values in several key sectors. Exports of petroleum products soared by 74.3%, while ready-made garments climbed by 24.7%. Fertilizer exports grew by 18.4%, and exports of pasta along with other food preparations rose by an impressive 51.4%.
Despite this overall growth, some export categories witnessed a decline. Exports of natural and liquefied gas dropped by 22.4%, fresh onions by 8.4%, plastic products by 6.3%, and vegetable and animal oils and fats decreased by 14.7%.
On the import side, Egypt saw the value of its imports increase by 4.4%, reaching $7.53 billion in April 2025, compared to $7.21 billion during the same month last year.
This rise in import value was largely fueled by higher spending on several key goods. Imports of petroleum products increased by 3.5%, while natural gas imports jumped by 79.1%.
There was also a modest rise of 0.04 % in the import of raw materials for iron and steel production, along with a 6.9% increase in imports of primary plastic forms.
Conversely, imports of some commodities recorded a notable decline. Wheat imports dropped sharply by 37.5%, imports of organic and inorganic chemical substances fell by 10.8%, corn imports dipped by 0.5%, and pharmaceutical products along with medical preparations decreased by 5.7%.
Wed, Jul. 9, 2025
