Egypt’s ready-made garment exports increased 14 percent year on year during the first seven months of 2026, reaching $2.14 billion, compared with $1.869 billion during the same period in 2025, according to data from the Ready-Made Garments Export Council.
The sector recorded an increase of approximately $270 million compared with the previous year.
In July alone, garment exports rose 19 percent to around $380 million, up from $320 million in July 2025, according to the council’s monthly report. Egyptian-owned companies contributed 62.5 percent of total garment exports between January and July, generating $1.337 billion, compared with $1.163 billion a year earlier, marking a 15 percent annual increase.
Exports from foreign-invested companies also grew 14 percent to $802 million, compared with $705 million in the same period last year, accounting for 37.5 percent of total sector exports. The number of Egyptian exporting companies rose to 749 during the seven-month period, up from 722 a year earlier, while the number of foreign-invested exporters rose to 115 from 106.
Fadel Marzouk, Chairman of the Ready-Made Garments Export Council, said European markets remained the largest regional destination for Egyptian garment exports. Shipments to Europe surged 46 percent to $930 million, compared with $636 million in the first seven months of 2025, representing nearly 43 percent of total sector exports. Spain recorded the strongest growth among European markets, with exports rising 86 percent to $185 million. It was followed by the United Kingdom, up 69 percent to $86 million; Italy, up 51 percent to $55 million; France, up 45 percent to $48 million; and Germany, up 37 percent to $117 million.
The United States remained the largest single market for Egyptian ready-made garment exports, with shipments increasing 29 percent to $841 million, compared with $651 million a year earlier, representing 39 percent of total exports. Exports to Arab markets also rose 17 percent to $301 million. Shipments to Libya more than doubled, increasing 104 percent to $41 million, while exports to Türkiye grew 28 percent to $240 million.
