Egypt\u2019s exports increased by 21.1% year-on-year to $5.1bn in April 2026, up from $4.2bn in the same month of 2025, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).<\/p>\n
CAPMAS attributed the growth to higher exports across several key commodity groups, led by petroleum products, which rose by 44.8%, followed by ready-made garments, up 30%, fresh fruit, up 62.6%, and food pastes and various prepared food products, which increased by 6.8%.<\/p>\n
However, exports of several other commodities declined during the month, including fertilisers, which fell by 58.4%; iron bars, rods, angles and wire, down 37.6%; potatoes, down 51.2%; and dried pulses, down 4.4%.<\/p>\n
In its monthly foreign trade bulletin, released on Monday, CAPMAS also reported that Egypt\u2019s imports increased by 20.7% to $9.9bn in April 2026, compared with $8.2bn in April 2025.<\/p>\n
The increase was mainly driven by higher imports of primary iron and steel materials, which rose by 6.5%; wheat, up 57.5%; copper and copper products, up 84.1%; and plastics in primary forms, up 16.3%.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, imports of several commodities declined, including petroleum products, which fell by 4.4%; organic and inorganic chemicals, down 11.1%; passenger cars, down 22.5%; and refined oils, down 6.7%.<\/p>\n
As imports continued to outpace exports, Egypt\u2019s trade deficit widened by 20.2% to $4.8bn in April 2026, compared with $4.0bn in the corresponding month of 2025.<\/p>\n
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