National Exports Increase by 4.6% Over 7 Months

National exports to Syria increased by 33.8%, to China by 74.8%, and to the European Union by 20.3%

Trade deficit decreased by 6.0%

Exports coverage of imports increased to 55%

Imports increased by 2.4%

The General Statistics Department issued its monthly report on foreign trade, which noted an increase in the value of national exports during the first seven months of 2026 by 4.6% to reach 5,509 million dinars compared to the same period in 2025, and the value of re-exports increased by 67.2% to reach 886 million dinars.

Thus, the total value of exports amounted to 6,395 million dinars, recording an increase of 10.3%.

Imports increased by 2.4% to reach 11,585 million dinars during the first seven months of 2026, and thus the trade deficit decreased from 5,521 to 5,190 million dinars by (6.0%) or a decrease of (331) million dinars compared to the same period in 2025.

The total exports coverage of imports was 55% during the first seven months of 2026 compared to 51% for the same period in 2025, an improvement of 4 percentage points.

The increase in national exports was concentrated in the clothing and its derivatives from factories by 4.1%, nitrogen or chemical fertilizers by 12.0%, and raw potash by 11.7%, while national exports of precious jewelry and ornaments decreased by (14.2%) and raw phosphates by (12.6%).

On the imports side, crude oil and its derivatives increased by 45.8% and grains by 9.7%, while imports of precious jewelry and ornaments decreased by (13.9%), machinery by (24.1%), vehicles and bicycles by (31.3%), and electrical machinery and equipment by (8.0%).

The increase in national exports was due to the increase in exports to Syria, Iraq, and non-Arab Asian countries, including China, and the European Union, including the Netherlands, while the most prominent international markets from which imports increased were the Arab Free Trade Area countries, including Saudi Arabia.

The total value of exports during July 2026 amounted to 926 million dinars, of which 813 million dinars were for national exports and 113 million dinars for re-exports, while imports amounted to 1,746 million dinars, resulting in a trade deficit of 820 million dinars during July 2026.