Egypt - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 11.83 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 19.18 in 2006, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 8.36
1961 6.28
1962 5.36
1963 6.76
1964 7.66
1965 7.44
1966 6.01
1967 6.00
1968 4.24
1969 5.44
1970 6.01
1971 6.42
1972 8.36
1973 5.98
1974 6.18
1975 7.08
1976 5.46
1977 3.13
1978 2.83
1979 2.52
1980 2.18
1981 1.75
1982 1.60
1983 3.63
1984 4.33
1985 2.32
1986 3.65
1987 2.69
1988 2.92
1989 2.28
1990 2.05
1991 3.43
1992 3.03
1993 2.62
1994 3.61
1995 3.82
1996 3.91
1997 5.22
1998 5.44
1999 6.30
2000 5.84
2001 8.82
2002 7.22
2003 8.72
2004 11.39
2005 16.08
2006 19.18
2007 17.89
2008 14.04
2009 11.23
2010 11.83

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Egypt was 52,922,830,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52,922,830,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 637,790,000 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 667,639,000
1961 700,088,000
1962 743,047,000
1963 916,320,000
1964 953,120,000
1965 933,570,000
1966 1,070,650,000
1967 792,120,000
1968 666,080,000
1969 637,790,000
1970 786,600,000
1971 919,770,000
1972 898,840,000
1973 915,192,000
1974 2,351,370,000
1975 3,933,770,000
1976 3,807,270,000
1977 4,815,440,000
1978 6,726,750,000
1979 3,837,140,000
1980 4,860,000,000
1981 8,839,000,000
1982 9,078,000,000
1983 10,275,000,000
1984 10,766,000,000
1985 11,104,000,000
1986 11,502,000,000
1987 16,225,000,000
1988 23,298,000,000
1989 15,112,000,000
1990 12,412,000,000
1991 8,052,000,000
1992 8,325,000,000
1993 8,214,000,000
1994 10,219,000,000
1995 11,760,000,000
1996 13,038,000,000
1997 13,211,000,000
1998 16,166,000,000
1999 16,022,000,000
2000 14,578,360,000
2001 13,375,950,000
2002 12,769,840,000
2003 12,950,000,000
2004 15,950,000,000
2005 22,449,030,000
2006 27,300,000,000
2007 37,100,000,000
2008 48,381,500,000
2009 44,945,700,000
2010 52,922,830,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 61.18 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 81.67 in 1983, while its lowest value was 50.60 in 2005.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 70.56
1961 65.89
1962 73.32
1963 77.58
1964 76.24
1965 67.23
1966 69.93
1967 52.22
1968 59.75
1969 60.65
1970 59.52
1971 62.76
1972 62.14
1973 68.40
1974 71.41
1975 75.79
1976 78.43
1977 78.00
1978 78.40
1979 80.21
1980 81.29
1981 76.41
1982 81.21
1983 81.67
1984 79.02
1985 78.86
1986 76.77
1987 80.99
1988 77.02
1989 76.37
1990 75.91
1991 79.14
1992 79.00
1993 79.05
1994 75.85
1995 73.10
1996 73.71
1997 71.50
1998 66.23
1999 69.24
2000 72.66
2001 66.68
2002 58.37
2003 53.14
2004 52.64
2005 50.60
2006 51.50
2007 52.62
2008 58.97
2009 60.81
2010 61.18

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 35.16 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 44.23 in 1967, while its lowest value was 12.65 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 24.97
1961 27.45
1962 21.92
1963 17.84
1964 18.38
1965 25.53
1966 27.95
1967 44.23
1968 36.78
1969 30.82
1970 35.68
1971 30.88
1972 30.99
1973 25.70
1974 23.17
1975 18.82
1976 16.51
1977 17.21
1978 16.81
1979 15.39
1980 14.04
1981 14.41
1982 13.57
1983 12.65
1984 15.34
1985 15.64
1986 18.73
1987 14.95
1988 19.12
1989 17.89
1990 16.77
1991 15.45
1992 15.93
1993 15.09
1994 17.66
1995 19.89
1996 20.40
1997 22.38
1998 22.94
1999 21.76
2000 19.62
2001 23.37
2002 27.36
2003 26.61
2004 27.66
2005 29.27
2006 26.51
2007 26.74
2008 34.56
2009 34.76
2010 35.16

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 13.57 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 13.57 in 2010, while its lowest value was 0.87 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.98
1961 2.73
1962 2.54
1963 2.17
1964 1.88
1965 2.86
1966 4.05
1967 2.97
1968 3.16
1969 2.01
1970 2.38
1971 2.39
1972 3.27
1973 3.06
1974 0.89
1975 1.74
1976 1.52
1977 1.51
1978 1.17
1979 1.30
1980 0.96
1981 0.87
1982 0.94
1983 0.90
1984 1.03
1985 1.13
1986 1.30
1987 1.42
1988 1.92
1989 2.41
1990 3.21
1991 3.91
1992 5.20
1993 4.18
1994 4.13
1995 5.50
1996 5.24
1997 4.53
1998 6.02
1999 7.04
2000 6.97
2001 7.10
2002 7.46
2003 7.70
2004 9.71
2005 8.33
2006 9.72
2007 8.45
2008 12.46
2009 12.74
2010 13.57

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 11.61 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 13.14 in 2009, while its lowest value was 4.48 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1992 4.48
1993 5.60
1994 6.89
1995 7.88
1996 7.73
1997 8.30
1998 9.23
1999 8.12
2000 6.51
2001 7.44
2002 8.55
2003 8.47
2004 8.70
2005 12.14
2006 9.26
2007 10.10
2008 11.32
2009 13.14
2010 11.61

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 5.31 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.74 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.47
1961 1.47
1962 1.15
1963 1.20
1964 0.78
1965 1.81
1966 3.65
1967 1.49
1968 0.27
1969 0.10
1970 0.39
1971 0.57
1972 0.45
1973 0.44
1974 1.95
1975 1.13
1976 1.57
1977 1.31
1978 1.39
1979 1.72
1980 2.44
1981 3.34
1982 3.41
1983 1.98
1984 2.36
1985 2.12
1986 2.19
1987 1.47
1988 2.77
1989 2.08
1990 2.88
1991 2.23
1992 3.15
1993 2.40
1994 3.82
1995 3.22
1996 4.26
1997 5.48
1998 4.62
1999 3.54
2000 3.10
2001 4.29
2002 5.65
2003 6.74
2004 6.21
2005 5.98
2006 4.87
2007 5.11
2008 5.33
2009 4.35
2010 5.31

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 3.15 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.01 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.41 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.95
1961 2.73
1962 0.67
1963 0.41
1964 1.79
1965 2.75
1966 1.72
1967 1.92
1968 3.00
1969 4.88
1970 3.43
1971 4.73
1972 5.47
1973 3.88
1974 4.88
1975 4.96
1976 2.78
1977 1.94
1978 1.45
1979 1.02
1980 0.78
1981 0.65
1982 0.44
1983 0.42
1984 0.52
1985 0.45
1986 0.81
1987 0.97
1988 0.85
1989 0.97
1990 0.67
1991 0.90
1992 1.21
1993 0.72
1994 1.32
1995 1.52
1996 1.31
1997 1.23
1998 1.14
1999 1.09
2000 1.12
2001 1.53
2002 3.13
2003 4.90
2004 6.01
2005 5.86
2006 5.63
2007 3.55
2008 2.97
2009 2.87
2010 3.15

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 3.19 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 9.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.08
1961 6.05
1962 4.68
1963 3.53
1964 3.74
1965 6.98
1966 4.98
1967 6.48
1968 5.13
1969 7.20
1970 9.88
1971 6.01
1972 4.78
1973 3.44
1974 1.56
1975 2.04
1976 2.90
1977 2.20
1978 2.18
1979 2.34
1980 1.48
1981 1.24
1982 1.20
1983 1.29
1984 1.44
1985 1.99
1986 1.62
1987 2.08
1988 2.10
1989 1.75
1990 1.74
1991 1.54
1992 1.83
1993 1.84
1994 1.79
1995 1.89
1996 1.82
1997 2.80
1998 2.12
1999 1.92
2000 2.08
2001 2.43
2002 3.13
2003 1.54
2004 1.59
2005 1.63
2006 1.85
2007 2.14
2008 3.53
2009 3.09
2010 3.19

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 1.48 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.16 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from developing economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.60
1961 1.39
1962 1.11
1963 1.54
1964 0.80
1965 0.88
1966 1.43
1967 2.14
1968 0.97
1969 2.86
1970 3.16
1971 2.37
1972 2.88
1973 2.41
1974 1.50
1975 1.80
1976 1.46
1977 1.29
1978 0.86
1979 0.83
1980 0.73
1981 0.73
1982 1.03
1983 0.99
1984 1.66
1985 0.40
1986 1.48
1987 0.65
1988 1.19
1989 1.46
1990 1.11
1991 1.36
1992 1.27
1993 1.06
1994 1.03
1995 1.40
1996 1.35
1997 1.27
1998 0.95
1999 1.14
2000 0.96
2001 2.10
2002 2.58
2003 2.16
2004 1.46
2005 1.20
2006 0.81
2007 0.92
2008 1.92
2009 1.45
2010 1.48

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 0.51 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 17.10 in 2007, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1966.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.53
1961 3.93
1962 4.08
1963 4.16
1964 3.59
1965 4.48
1966 0.40
1967 1.63
1968 0.47
1969 3.65
1970 1.36
1971 1.62
1972 1.39
1973 2.03
1974 0.54
1975 0.43
1976 2.28
1977 2.86
1978 3.34
1979 3.38
1980 3.89
1981 8.53
1982 4.78
1983 5.26
1984 5.12
1985 5.05
1986 3.69
1987 3.10
1988 3.01
1989 4.77
1990 6.65
1991 4.51
1992 3.86
1993 5.14
1994 5.17
1995 5.49
1996 4.58
1997 4.89
1998 9.69
1999 7.91
2000 6.60
2001 8.43
2002 11.13
2003 15.34
2004 13.69
2005 14.27
2006 16.36
2007 17.10
2008 3.49
2009 1.56
2010 0.51

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Egypt was $52,812,060,000 as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $52,812,060,000 in 2010 and $657,400,000 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $664,000,000
1961 $692,200,000
1962 $759,100,000
1963 $916,300,000
1964 $953,100,000
1965 $933,300,000
1966 $1,069,900,000
1967 $791,300,000
1968 $657,400,000
1969 $667,670,000
1970 $788,060,000
1971 $919,950,000
1972 $888,850,000
1973 $908,300,000
1974 $2,351,690,000
1975 $3,933,560,000
1976 $3,807,540,000
1977 $4,815,350,000
1978 $6,726,700,000
1979 $3,836,810,000
1980 $4,859,940,000
1981 $8,782,030,000
1982 $9,077,220,000
1983 $10,276,050,000
1984 $10,765,720,000
1985 $5,495,384,000
1986 $8,787,837,000
1987 $7,594,639,000
1988 $8,658,883,000
1989 $7,526,290,000
1990 $9,343,672,000
1991 $7,861,848,000
1992 $8,291,115,000
1993 $8,202,027,000
1994 $9,451,645,000
1995 $11,738,960,000
1996 $13,019,610,000
1997 $13,168,500,000
1998 $16,478,700,000
1999 $15,961,960,000
2000 $22,040,000,000
2001 $12,720,480,000
2002 $12,496,060,000
2003 $10,892,870,000
2004 $12,841,300,000
2005 $19,812,020,000
2006 $20,593,990,000
2007 $27,033,030,000
2008 $52,772,030,000
2009 $44,655,100,000
2010 $52,812,060,000

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from developing economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 3.15 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.01 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.41 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from developing economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other developing economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.95
1961 2.73
1962 0.67
1963 0.41
1964 1.79
1965 2.75
1966 1.72
1967 1.92
1968 3.00
1969 4.88
1970 3.43
1971 4.73
1972 5.47
1973 3.88
1974 4.88
1975 4.96
1976 2.78
1977 1.94
1978 1.45
1979 1.02
1980 0.78
1981 0.65
1982 0.44
1983 0.42
1984 0.52
1985 0.45
1986 0.81
1987 0.97
1988 0.85
1989 0.97
1990 0.67
1991 0.90
1992 1.21
1993 0.72
1994 1.32
1995 1.52
1996 1.31
1997 1.23
1998 1.14
1999 1.09
2000 1.12
2001 1.53
2002 3.13
2003 4.90
2004 6.01
2005 5.86
2006 5.63
2007 3.55
2008 2.97
2009 2.87
2010 3.15

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports