External Sector Performance – July 2025

The performance of the external sector further strengthened in July 2025, with the current account recording consecutive monthly surpluses, thus far in 2025.

Total exports, including merchandise goods and services, improved to US dollars 12.0 billion during the seven months ending July 2025, recording a y-o-y growth of 6.7 per cent. In July 2025, merchandise goods exports recorded the highest-ever monthly earnings, amounting to US dollars 1.3 billion. The merchandise trade deficit narrowed in July 2025 compared to July 2024, as the growth in exports outpaced that of imports.

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Friday, August 29, 2025