Trade exchange between Egypt, Jordan increases by 26.2% in six months

The value of trade exchange between Egypt and Jordan increased 26.2% in the first half of the current year, registering $430.8 million, against $341.3 million recorded in the corresponding period of 2020, according to data released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Tuesday. 9/11/2021

Egypt’s exports to Jordan jumped 26.9 % in the first half of 2021 compared with the year before, registering $348 million against $274.3 million.

Meanwhile, Egypt’s imports from Jordan registered $82.8 million in the first half of 2021, compared to $66.9 million recorded in the same corresponding period of 2020.

The value of remittances from Egyptians working in Jordan hit $678.5 million in 2019/2020 fiscal year against $654.2 million registered in the corresponding period of 2018/2019 fiscal year.

Remittances from Jordanians working in Egypt recorded $11.1 million in 2019/2020 FY compared to 17.7 registered in 2018/2019.

The value of Jordanian investments in Egypt hit $41 million in the first half of FY 2020/2021, against $7 million recorded in FY 2019/2020, with an increase of 485.7%.

Source: State Information Service Egypt