Egyptian Non-Oil Exports Increase by 18% Over 11 Months

Egyptian non-oil exports rose by 18% during the first 11 months of the current year, reaching 44.392 billion dollars, compared to about 37.544 billion dollars during the previous year 2024, according to a report by the General Authority for Export and Import Control on Egypt's foreign trade indicators for the period from January to November 2025, which was reviewed by Hassan Al-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade.

According to a ministry statement today, Friday, Egyptian imports from abroad recorded a slight increase, reaching about 74.738 billion dollars during the period from January to November 2025, compared to about 71.965 billion dollars during the previous year 2024, an increase of 4%, according to a statement from the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade yesterday.

The trade balance deficit decreased by 12% to record 30.346 billion dollars, compared to 34.421 billion dollars during the same period last year.

The ministry aims for Egypt to be among the top 50 countries globally in trade indicators, maximizing exports to reach 145 billion dollars, reducing the trade balance deficit, facilitating procedures, lowering costs, maximizing benefits from trade agreements, and protecting local industry with trade remedy tools according to international agreements.

The largest markets receiving Egyptian non-oil exports during the period from January to November 2025 included the UAE with a value of 6.58 billion dollars, compared to about 2.845 billion dollars during the same period last year, an increase of 131%; Turkey with 2.949 billion dollars compared to about 2.924 billion dollars, an increase of 1%; Saudi Arabia with 2.755 billion dollars compared to about 3.104 billion dollars, a decrease of 11%; Italy with 2.552 billion dollars compared to about 1.982 billion dollars, an increase of 29%; and the United States with 2.47 billion dollars compared to about 2.038 billion dollars, an increase of 21%.

The most important export sectors forming the structure of Egyptian non-oil exports during the period from January to November 2025 included the building materials sector with a value of 13.672 billion dollars, an increase of 39%; the chemical products and fertilizers sector with 8.56 billion dollars, an increase of 8%; the food industries sector with 6.35 billion dollars, an increase of 13%; the engineering and electronics goods sector with 5.919 billion dollars, an increase of 14%; the agricultural crops sector with 4.204 billion dollars; and the ready-made garments sector with 3.096 billion dollars, an increase of 21%.

The spinning and textiles sector recorded 1.062 billion dollars, an increase of 2%; the medical industries sector 898 million dollars, an increase of 26%; the printing, packaging, paper, books, and publications sector 855 million dollars, a decrease of 2%; the furnishings sector 573 million dollars, an increase of 2%; the furniture sector 371 million dollars, an increase of 18%; and the leather, shoes, and leather products sector 94 million dollars, an increase of 3%.