Khaberni - The Department of Statistics issued its monthly report on foreign trade, indicating an increase in the value of national exports during the first two months of 2026 by 3.0 percent to reach 1,350 million dinars, while the value of re-exports decreased by 12.6 percent to reach 361 million dinars.
Consequently, the total export value reached 1,711 million dinars, recording a slight decrease of 0.8 percent compared to the same period of 2025.
Imports also decreased by 2.5 percent to reach 3,005 million dinars during the first two months of 2026, resulting in a trade deficit of 1,294 million dinars, with a decrease of 65 million dinars or 4.8 percent compared to the same period of 2025.
The total exports coverage ratio of imports was 57.0 percent during the first two months of 2026 compared to 56.0 percent for the same period of 2025, an increase of 1 percentage point.
Regarding the monthly performance for February 2026, the total export value during February 2026 amounted to 811 million dinars, including 643 million dinars of national exports and 168 million dinars of re-exports, while imports amounted to 1,502 million dinars, resulting in a trade deficit of 691 million dinars during February 2026.
Comparing with the same month of 2025, a decrease is noted in both total exports by 6.8 percent and national exports by 4.9 percent, and re-exports by 13.4 percent, whereas imports increased by 6.0 percent, leading to a rise in the trade deficit by 26.3 percent. Regarding the commodity composition of foreign trade during the first two months of 2026, the rise in national exports was concentrated in sectors such as raw potash by 46.5 percent, garments and accessories by 6.4 percent, nitrogenous or chemical fertilizers by 0.8 percent, pharmaceutical preparations by 17.6 percent, and raw phosphate by 16.2 percent. On the import side, there was an increase in the value of precious jewelry by 37.6 percent, electrical machinery and equipment by 0.7 percent, and plastics by 9.2 percent, while imports of crude oil and its derivatives decreased by 8.8 percent, automatic tools by 7.0 percent, and vehicles and bicycles by 38.4 percent. The rise in national exports resulted from an increase in exports to non-Arab Asian markets including the People's Republic of China, and European Union countries including the Netherlands. Notably, the major international markets from which imports increased are countries from the Arab Free Trade Area, and the People's Republic of China from non-Arab Asian countries.
