Egypt’s trade deficit widens 48.8% to $4.6bln in March amid rising imports

Egypt’s trade deficit widened by 48.8% year-on-year to $4.6bn in March 2026, compared with $3.1bn in the same month of 2025, according to the latest Monthly Foreign Trade Data bulletin issued by Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

The increase came as exports declined while imports recorded strong growth during the month…