Egypt exported $3.4 billion worth of goods to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries in 2022, an increase of 10.9 percent compared to $3.1 billion in 2021, revealed the latest date by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). Trade overall between Egypt and COMESA jumped to $5.3 billion in 2022, up by 20.4 percent compared to 2021’s recorded $4.4 billion. The COMESA country that imported the most Egyptian products was Libya with exports worth $1.2 billion last year. Egypt imported goods worth $1.9 billion from COMESA countries, an increase of 42.2 percent compared to $1.3 billion in 2021. The Democratic Republic of the Congo exported goods worth $524.5 million to Egypt, making it’s the top COMESA country importing Egyptian goods.

Source: Libya Today June 08, 2023 11:02 UTC