Egypt’s garment business is stitching collectively one in all its strongest years on report, with exports climbing 26 % within the first seven months of 2025 to almost USD 2 billion (EGP 96.44 billion), according to knowledge from the Attire Export Council (AEC). The good points put the nation on observe to exceed its formidable goal of USD 3.5 billion (EGP 168.77 billion) in gross sales overseas by 12 months’s finish.
The surge displays each world demand and Egypt’s increasing attain into new markets. July alone noticed exports of ready-made clothes bounce 30 % from a 12 months earlier, reaching USD 335 million (EGP 16.16 billion), according to the council’s chairman, Fadel Marzouk.
Egypt holds a number one world place within the textile and garment business, with the sector accounting for greater than 12 % of the nation’s complete exports and taking part in an necessary position within the nationwide financial system, according to a 2024 report by the Normal Authority for Funding and Free Zones (GAFI).
The sector’s development has been regular all 12 months, peaking in February with a 33 % year-over-year enhance.
Council figures present exports surged in Africa, rising 71 %, and in Europe, up 46 %, whereas gross sales to the Arab area, a standard marketplace for Egyptian attire, have remained largely flat.
Ten international locations, together with the USA, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Britain, Italy, France, and Sudan, accounted for 88 % of Egypt’s ready-made garment exports between January and the top of July, with mixed imports totaling USD 1.7 billion (EGP 81.97 billion).
The USA remained the biggest purchaser of Egyptian clothes within the first seven months of this 12 months, importing USD 760 million (EGP 36.65 billion) value, up 16 % from USD 653 million (EGP 31.51 billion) in the identical interval of 2024, in accordance with the report.
Turkey ranked second with USD 226 million (EGP 10.90 billion) in imports, a pointy enhance of 91 %, adopted by Saudi Arabia at USD 183 million (EGP 8.83 billion), practically doubling its purchases with a 97 % bounce 12 months on 12 months.
The Netherlands took fourth place at USD 129 million (EGP 6.22 billion), an 87 % rise, overtaking Spain, which imported USD 125 million (EGP 6.03 billion), up 47 %.
“The anticipated rise in exports is pushed by important development in international direct funding in Egypt’s garment sector, significantly from Turkey, Vietnam, and China,” Marzouk said.
If month-to-month development continues at round 30 to 35 %, Egypt’s garment exports may exceed USD 3.7 billion (EGP 178.41 billion) by the top of the 12 months, a report excessive for the business, according to Marzouk.
Lately, the business has drawn important international funding from international locations equivalent to Turkey and China, whereas home producers have scaled up their operations, setting the stage for stronger export development within the years forward.
Officers now expect that determine to rise by greater than 20 % this 12 months, with even sharper development projected within the following years, 23 % in 2026 and 25 % in 2027.
Trying forward, the Council aims to elevate garment exports to USD 12 billion (EGP 578.64 billion) by 2031. Its plan emphasizes strengthening the worldwide enchantment of Egyptian merchandise, encouraging extra corporations to enter the export market, and giving small and mid-sized companies a stronger foothold in world markets.