Cairo: Egypt's trade deficit stood at $3.42 billion in April 2025, down from $3.78 billion in the same month of the previous year, reflecting a decrease of 9.5 percent, according to figures released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

According to State Information Service Egypt, the report also revealed a significant boost in Egypt's export performance, with the total value of exports rising by 19.8 percent to reach $4.10 billion in April 2025, compared to $3.43 billion in April 2024.

This positive trend is mainly driven by increased export values in several key sectors. Exports of petroleum products soared by 74.3 percent, while ready-made garments climbed by 24.7 percent. Fertilizer exports grew by 18.4 percent, and exports of pasta along with other food preparations rose by 51.4 percent.

Despite this overall growth, some export categories witnessed a decline. Exports of natural and liquefied gas dropped by 22.4 percent, fresh onions by 8.4 percent, plastic products by 6.3 percent, and vegetable and animal oils and fats decreased by 14.7 percent.

On the import side, Egypt saw the value of its imports increase by 4.4 percent, reaching $7.53 billion in April 2025, compared to $7.21 billion during the same month last year.

This rise in import value was largely fueled by higher spending on several key goods. Imports of petroleum products increased by 3.5 percent, while natural gas imports jumped by 79.1 percent.

There was also a modest rise of 0.04 percent in the import of raw materials for iron and steel production, along with a 6.9 percent increase in imports of primary plastic forms.

Conversely, imports of some commodities recorded a notable decline. Wheat imports dropped sharply by 37.5 percent, imports of organic and inorganic chemical substances fell by 10.8 percent, corn imports dipped by 0.5 percent, and pharmaceutical products along with medical preparations decreased by 5.7 percent.