Egypt’s exports to international trade blocs, of which it is a member, rose 16.8% year-on-year (YoY) to USD 54.4 billion in 2025, from USD 46.6 billion in 2024, said the annual bulletin of “Intra-OIC Trade With International Groupings” released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Among the blocs mentioned in the report, exports to the Arab Free Trade Area (AFTA) remained the highest, rising 22.9% to USD 19.8 billion in 2025 from 2024’s tally of USD 16.1 billion. It was followed by the reports to the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), with the ratio climbing 32.3% to USD 16.9 billion from 2024’s USD 12.8 billion.
“Meanwhile, exports to the Developing Eight Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8) edged down 0.4% to USD 4 billion from USD 4.02 billion, marking the lowest export value among the groupings,” said CAPMAS.
“Egypt’s imports from the trade blocs of which it is a member also increased, rising 4.6% to USD 42.3 billion in 2025 from USD 40.4 billion in 2024. Imports from AFTA remained the largest at USD 15 billion, up 5.4% from USD 14.2 billion,” it added further.
Imports from the G-15, an informal forum formed in 1989 by developing countries to foster cooperation in trade, investment, and technology, climbed 11% to USD 12.6 billion from USD 11.3 billion, while purchases from the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) increased 12.6% to USD 1.2 billion from USD 1 billion.
The report also reviewed Egypt’s trade with international blocs of which it is not a member, including the European Union (EU), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Mercosur.
“Exports to those blocs rose 13% YoY to USD 21.7 billion in 2025 from USD 19.2 billion in 2024. The EU remained Egypt’s largest export market among them at USD 15.2 billion, up 8% from USD 14.1 billion. Exports to NAFTA increased 20% to USD 3 billion from USD 2.5 billion, while shipments to ASEAN rose 22% to USD 447.9 million from USD 367 million. Imports from those blocs also expanded, increasing 11.1% to USD 45.9 billion in 2025 from USD 41.3 billion a year earlier. Imports from the EU stood at USD 21.3 billion, down 4.9% from USD 22.4 billion,” CAPMAS said.
“Also, purchases from NAFTA surged 65% to USD 13.6 billion from $8.3 billion, while imports from EFTA fell 30.8% to USD 0.9 billion from USD 1.3 billion, the lowest level among the blocs covered in the report,” it concluded.