46.9% increase in Egyptian exports to the UAE in 2024

Egypt's exports to the UAE increased by 46.9% in 2024                                                                                                                      

 

Statistics: 46.9% increase in Egyptian exports to the UAE in 2024

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics announced that Egyptian exports to the UAE will rise to $3.3 billion in 2024, compared to $2.2 billion in 2023, a 46.9% increase. Trade between Egypt and the UAE will also reach $6 billion during the same year.

In a statement issued on the occasion of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's visit to Abu Dhabi today, the agency explained that Egyptian exports to the UAE increased to $3.3 billion in 2024, compared to $2.2 billion in 2023, a 46.9% increase. Meanwhile, Egyptian imports from the UAE reached $2.7 billion in 2024, compared to $2.3 billion in 2023, a 16.8% increase.

The agency's data also showed that the value of trade between Egypt and the UAE increased to $6 billion in 2024, compared to $4.5 billion in 2023, a 31.6% increase. The value of Emirati investments in Egypt reached $38.9 billion in the 2023/24 fiscal year, compared to $3 billion in the 2022/23 fiscal year. Meanwhile, the value of Egyptian investments in the UAE reached $1.4 billion in the 2023/24 fiscal year, compared to $1.7 billion in the 2022/23 fiscal year.

The value of remittances from Egyptians working in the UAE reached $1.8 billion during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, compared to $2.1 billion during the 2022/2023 fiscal year. Meanwhile, the value of remittances from Emiratis working in Egypt reached $31.6 million during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, compared to $35.5 million during the 2022/2023 fiscal year.

Egypt's population reached 107.7 million in June 2025, while the UAE's population reached 11.3 million during the same period. According to official mission estimates, the number of Egyptians residing in the UAE reached 975,000 by the end of 2023.