Egypt’s exports rise 8.9% in November 2025 – CAPMAS

Egypt’s exports rose 8.9 per cent year-on-year to $4.0 billion in November 2025, the state statistics agency CAPMAS said on Monday.

Imports also climbed 12.9 per cent year-on-year to $8.7 billion, pushing the trade deficit to $4.7 billion, up 16.5 per cent from $4.0 billion in November 2024.

Exports were boosted by higher shipments of ready-made garments (+17 per cent), pasta and other food preparations (+22.5 per cent), fresh fruits (+5.2 per cent), and natural gas and liquefied gas (+956.4 per cent).

However, exports of some key products declined, including petroleum products (-3.8 per cent), fertilisers (-20.7 per cent), primary plastics (-2.0 per cent), and crude oil (-29.4 per cent).

On the import side, the increase was driven by higher purchases of natural gas (+76.6 per cent), wheat (+16.5 per cent), corn (+50.7 per cent) and unrefined non-monetary gold (+294.6 per cent). Meanwhile, imports of petroleum products (-0.1 per cent), iron and steel raw materials (-5.0 per cent), primary plastics (-1.0 per cent), and passenger cars (-10.6 per cent) fell.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English