Egypt's garment exports jumped by 7% during the first half of 2025, credited primarily to Turkish investments.
Investment from Turkish textile manufacturers has contributed to a 7% increase in Egypt's apparel exports in the first half of 2025. Turkish companies injected both capital and technical expertise into Egypt’s textile and garment industry, helping the sector regain momentum and boosting export revenues from $538 million in H1 2024 to $577 million in H1 2025—a $39 million increase.
Moreover, Türkiye remained Egypt’s largest apparel export market in this period, accounting for $236 million or 41% of Egypt’s total garment exports. This prominence is partly due to Turkish sourcing of Egyptian products driven by competitive advantages in costs despite financial difficulties faced by Turkish local producers.
Large Egyptian garment exporters like Technotex, which export to Turkey among other international markets, are expanding capacity and workforce, indirectly supported by the favorable investment and trade environment that includes Turkish involvement.
The Textile Export Council of Egypt (TEC) aims to achieve the $1.5 billion export target through the current pace of foreign direct investment in the sector. TEC Chairman Hani Salam confirmed this target, with an eye on reaching it by 2026. Muhammad Abdel Salam, head of the Ready-Made Garments and Textiles Chamber at the Federation of Egyptian Industries, also confirmed that Türkiye retained its position as Egypt's biggest apparel export market in the first half of 2025.
To date, Turkey's investments in Egypt have reached $3 billion. Italy followed closely as the third-largest market for Egyptian garment exports, with approximately $58 million in the first half of 2025.
The presence of new foreign investors, particularly from Turkey, is contributing to higher production capacity and greater access to export markets. These investments have helped Egypt's textile and garment industry regain some of its earlier momentum.
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