# South Africa and Egypt launch business council as trade reaches R4.3bn

> The joint council was launched on October 2. South Africa’s government said direct bilateral trade rose from R3.4 billion in 2024 to R4.3 billion in 2025.

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- Published: 2026-10-04T14:04:24+00:00
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South Africa and Egypt launched a Joint Business Council at the Alamein Africa Business Forum on October 2. In a statement published October 4, South Africa’s government said direct bilateral data from Statistics South Africa showed trade rising from R3.4 billion in 2024 to R4.3 billion in 2025, a reported 26% increase.

South African exports to Egypt were reported at R1.3 billion in 2024 and R1.6 billion in 2025. The announcement identifies potential cooperation in mining, automotive, agriculture, infrastructure and renewable energy, but gives no investment amount or implementation timetable. These are nominal figures relayed by the government statement.

## Data

### Bilateral trade: billion rand

South Africa–Egypt direct trade

Methodology: The source attributes values to Statistics South Africa direct bilateral data. Nominal rand amounts; not recomputed from a separate table.

| label | value | unit | period | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 trade | 3.4 | billion ZAR | 2024 | observed |
| 2025 trade | 4.3 | billion ZAR | 2025 | observed |
| 2024 South African exports | 1.3 | billion ZAR | 2024 | observed |
| 2025 South African exports | 1.6 | billion ZAR | 2025 | observed |

Sources: <https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-launches-joint-business-council-egypt> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-africa-egypt-business-council-trade-oct-2026/data/bilateral-trade?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-africa-egypt-business-council-trade-oct-2026/data/bilateral-trade?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [SAnews (Government Communication and Information System; quoting the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition)](<https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/sa-launches-joint-business-council-egypt>) (Source checked: 2026-10-04; Published: 2026-10-04)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:50:56+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T05:58:41+03:00: Data classification corrected: measure identifiers and types now follow the dataset rules. No figure, unit or date changed.

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