Egypt recorded a strong rise in exports to international trade blocs in 2025, increasing by 16.8 percent year-on-year to US$54.4 billion, driven by stronger demand from regional partners and key global markets, according to official data.
The figures, released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics, show that Egypt’s trade performance improved across several economic groupings, even as import growth also picked up.
Exports to the Arab Free Trade Area remained the largest contributor, rising 22.9 percent to US$19.8 billion, reflecting deepening regional trade integration across Arab markets.
Shipments to the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia also surged 32.3 percent to US$16.9 billion, highlighting stronger commercial flows within the wider West Asia region.
However, exports to the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation slightly declined to US$4 billion, making it the weakest-performing bloc in Egypt’s export portfolio.
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Beyond its membership groupings, Egypt also expanded trade with major global blocs. Exports to the European Union rose to US$15.2 billion, while shipments to North America increased 20 percent to US$3 billion and exports to ASEAN grew by 22 percent.
On the import side, total purchases from trade blocs rose 4.6 percent to US$42.3 billion. Imports from AFTA reached US$15 billion, while inflows from the G15 increased 11 percent.
Trade with non-member blocs also expanded, with imports from North America surging 65 percent to US$13.6 billion, even as imports from the European Free Trade Association fell sharply.
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The overall data points to a more diversified trade structure for Egypt, with growing integration into both regional and global markets, particularly across Arab and developing-economy trade networks.
Economists say the trend reflects Egypt’s ongoing strategy to strengthen export competitiveness while maintaining broad import relationships to support industrial and consumer demand.
