The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics in Cairo (a government agency) stated that trade exchange between Saudi Arabia and Egypt increased to $10.4 billion in 2022, compared to $9.1 billion in 2021, an increase of 13.5%. The agency, headed by Major General Khairat Barakat, added in a report that the value of Egyptian exports to Saudi Arabia recorded $2.5 billion in 2022, compared to $2.2 billion in 2021, an increase of 11.2%. The value of Egyptian imports from Saudi Arabia amounted to $7.9 billion during 2022. , compared to $6.9 billion in 2021, an increase of 14.3%. The most important commodity groups that Egypt imported from Saudi Arabia during the year 2022 were fuel, mineral oils and products of their distillation with a value of $5 billion, plastics and their manufactures with a value of $1.8 billion, organic chemical products with a value of $272 million, in addition to aluminum and its manufactures with a value of $174.9 million, and paper and manufactures of pulp. Paper worth $108.5 million. While the most important commodity groups that Egypt exported to Saudi Arabia during the year 2022 are: copper and its articles with a value of $245.9 million, fruits with a value of $227.4 million, fuel, mineral oils and distillate products with a value of $215.5 million, iron and steel with a value of $201.2 million, and electrical machinery and equipment and their parts with a value of 167.3 million. dollar.
Mohamed Hefny (Cairo)