Egypt Targets Top-50 Global Trade Ranking After Strong 2025 Performance | The Middle East Observer

Egypt cuts trade deficit as non-oil exports rise 17%

Egypt’s non-oil exports rose to almost $49 billion in 2025, according to a cabinet statement, a year-on-year increase of about 17 percent. This helped to narrow Egypt’s trade deficit by 9 percent to $34.4 billion. The largest markets for Egyptian non-oil exports included the UAE, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Italy and the US. The top sectors were construction materials ($15 billion), chemicals and fertilisers ($9.4 billion) and food ($6.8 billion). Wit…

Egypt Targets Top-50 Global Trade Ranking After Strong 2025 Performance | The Middle East Observer

Egypt’s foreign trade performance showed marked improvement in 2025, with non-oil exports rising sharply and the trade deficit narrowing, according to a review by Hassan Al-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade. The assessment was based on an official report presented by Essam El-Naggar, Chairman of the General Authority for Export and Import Control, reflecting […]