Egypt-UAE trade soars by 77.7% to US$4.8 billion in first half of 2025

Trade between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has experienced a dramatic surge, reaching US$4.8 billion in the first half of 2025. This represents a 77.7 per cent increase compared to the US$2.7 billion recorded during the same period in 2024, as reported by Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS.

The announcement coincided with a visit to Cairo by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. According to the official data, Egyptian exports to the UAE witnessed a substantial increase, reaching US$3.8 billion in the first half of 2025, a sharp rise from US$1.5 billion the previous year, marking a 153.3 per cent growth.

The report identified pearls, precious stones, and jewellery as the primary drivers of Egyptian export growth, accounting for US$3.2 billion of the total. Other significant export items included electrical machinery and equipment (US$151 million), vegetables and fruit (US$111 million), motor vehicles and tractors (US$33 million), and prepared vegetables (US$26 million).

On the import side, Egypt’s main purchases from the UAE were copper and articles thereof (US$293 million), plastics (US$174 million), iron and steel products (US$83 million), electrical machinery and appliances (US$68 million), and aluminium products (US$31 million).

Furthermore, investments flowing from the UAE into Egypt reached US$2.2 billion in the first half of fiscal year 2024/25, compared with US$2.1 billion in the same period of the previous year, an increase of 4.8 per cent.

Egyptian investments in the UAE also demonstrated notable growth, rising to US$750.1 million from US$616.2 million, reflecting a 21.7 per cent increase.

Photo: iStock / Iskandar Zulkarnaen