Accra:Trade exchange between Egypt and Indonesia increased to $1.6 billion during the first eight months of 2026, compared to $1.4 billion in the same period of 2025.
According to State Information Service Egypt, Egyptian exports to Indonesia decreased to $66 million from $120 million, while imports from Indonesia rose to $1.5 billion, compared with $1.3 billion during the same period last year. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) highlighted these figures in a statement issued during President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Indonesia, emphasizing the economic relations between the two countries.
Key Egyptian exports to Indonesia during this period included salt, sulphur, stone, and cement, valued at $39 million; vegetables and fruits, worth $10.5 million; ores, slag, and ash, valued at $2.4 million; optical and cinematographic instruments and parts, also worth $2.4 million; and articles of stone and cement, valued at $2.2 million.
Major imports from Indonesia consisted of animal and vegetable fats and oils, worth $1.1 billion; coffee, tea, and spices, valued at $132 million; electrical machinery, equipment and parts, worth $48 million; vehicles, tractors, motorcycles and parts, valued at $44 million; and cocoa and cocoa preparations, worth $40 million.
Additionally, the Egyptian diplomatic mission estimated that around 1,000 Egyptian citizens were residing in Indonesia as of the end of 2025.