File Photo: Egypt's maritime terminal in Alexandria governorate, dubbed Tahya Misr (Long Live Egypt), (Photos courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation).
This improvement was driven by a 28.2 percent increase in exports, which reached $4.9 billion compared to $3.8 billion in September 2024.
Key contributors to the export growth included ready-made garments, which rose by 27.4 percent, diverse dough and food preparations up 23.9 percent, fresh fruits increasing by 40.8 percent, and crude petroleum exports climbing 26.6 percent.
However, some export categories saw declines, including petroleum products, which fell 31.6 percent, fertilizers down 3.3 percent, primary plastics by 10.5 percent, and dry legumes dropping 24.9 percent.
On the imports side, the total value decreased by 2.0 percent to $8.2 billion in September 2025, compared to $8.4 billion the previous year. The drop was mainly due to lower imports of petroleum products (down 25.4 percent), wheat (3.1 percent), primary plastics (16.6 percent), and pharmaceuticals (22.7 percent).
Conversely, imports of natural gas surged by 61 percent, raw iron and steel materials increased by 10.4 percent, corn imports more than doubled with a 104.9 percent rise, and passenger car imports grew by 37 percent.
The data highlights ongoing shifts in Egypt’s trade patterns amid efforts to boost exports and manage imports as part of broader economic reforms. Egypt aims to raise its exports value by 20 percent annually through 2030 under its new economic narrative.
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