Egypt's export value increases by 6.8% during December 2025

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued its monthly bulletin on foreign trade data for December 2025 on Thursday. The trade deficit reached $4.9 billion during December 2025, compared to $4.4 billion for the same month of the previous year, representing an increase of 12.2 percent. 

 

Exports increased by 6.8 percent to reach $4.6 billion in December 2025, compared to $4.3 billion for the same month of the previous year. This increase is attributed to higher export values for certain goods, most notably ready-made clothing (19.3 percent), fresh fruits (23.8 percent), pasta and various food preparations (14.9 percent), and pharmaceuticals (0.2 percent).

 

The value of exports of some commodities decreased during December 2025 compared to the same month of the previous year, most notably petroleum products (down 11.2 percent), fertilizers (down 35.5 percent), plastics in their primary forms (down 19.0 percent), and iron bars, rods, angles, and wires (down 56.5 percent).

 

Imports increased by 9.6 percent, reaching $9.5 billion during December 2025, compared to $8.7 billion for the same month of the previous year. This is due to the increase in the value of imports of some goods, most notably natural gas by 54.4 percent, petroleum products by 15.6 percent, iron or steel raw materials by 1.5 percent, and wheat by 50.0 percent.