Egypt-Sudan trade falls to $1.2b in 2024 – CAPMAS

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By Nada Ali

Trade between Egypt and Sudan recorded $1.2 billion in 2024, down from $1.4 billion a year earlier, Egypt’s state statistics agency CAPMAS said on Monday.

Egyptian exports to Sudan declined to $866.2 million from $989 million in 2023, while imports from Sudan fell to $292.4 million from $388.2 million.

Top Egyptian Exports to Sudan in 2024:

  1. Mill products – $218 million.
  2. Sugar and its products – $84 million.
  3. Cereal preparations – $42 million.
  4. Iron and steel – $41 million.
  5. Garments – $39 million.

Main Imports from Sudan to Egypt in 2024:

  1. Live Animals – $129 million.
  2. Oilseeds and grains – $87 million.
  3. Cotton – $52 million.
  4. Pearls, precious stones, and jewellery – $17 million.

Sudanese investments in Egypt stood at $1.5 million in the 2023/2024 fiscal year, down from $5.8 million the previous year. Egyptian investments in Sudan reached $700,000, up from $500,000.

Egyptian remittances from Sudan totalled $3.9 million, down from $8.9 million, while Sudanese remittances from Egypt dropped to $521,000 from $3.4 million.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: Y.Yasser

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