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 15.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.60 in 2017, 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 8.30
1961 6.26
1962 5.34
1963 6.74
1964 7.64
1965 7.41
1966 5.97
1967 6.00
1968 4.24
1969 5.44
1970 5.97
1971 6.41
1972 8.35
1973 5.98
1974 6.18
1975 7.08
1976 5.45
1977 3.12
1978 2.83
1979 2.52
1980 2.18
1981 1.74
1982 1.60
1983 3.63
1984 4.31
1985 2.32
1986 3.65
1987 2.69
1988 2.90
1989 2.27
1990 2.06
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 9.91
2001 8.36
2002 6.79
2003 9.68
2004 10.90
2005 15.82
2006 18.94
2007 17.74
2008 14.04
2009 11.15
2010 11.76
2011 12.93
2012 13.68
2013 13.34
2014 13.65
2015 12.96
2016 17.88
2017 19.60
2018 17.92
2019 14.60
2020 15.24

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Egypt was 59,843,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72,000,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 638,000,000 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 668,000,000
1961 700,000,000
1962 743,000,000
1963 916,000,000
1964 953,000,000
1965 934,000,000
1966 1,071,000,000
1967 792,000,000
1968 666,000,000
1969 638,000,000
1970 787,000,000
1971 920,000,000
1972 899,000,000
1973 915,000,000
1974 2,351,000,000
1975 3,934,000,000
1976 3,807,000,000
1977 4,815,000,000
1978 6,727,000,000
1979 3,837,000,000
1980 4,860,000,000
1981 8,782,000,000
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 18,774,000,000
1990 9,216,000,000
1991 7,862,000,000
1992 8,245,000,000
1993 8,214,000,000
1994 10,185,000,000
1995 11,739,000,000
1996 13,019,000,000
1997 13,211,000,000
1998 16,166,000,000
1999 16,022,000,000
2000 14,578,000,000
2001 13,376,000,000
2002 12,770,000,000
2003 12,950,000,000
2004 15,950,000,000
2005 22,449,000,000
2006 27,300,000,000
2007 37,100,000,000
2008 48,382,000,000
2009 44,946,000,000
2010 52,923,000,000
2011 58,903,000,000
2012 69,200,000,000
2013 66,180,000,000
2014 66,786,000,000
2015 63,574,000,000
2016 55,789,000,000
2017 61,627,000,000
2018 72,000,000,000
2019 70,919,000,000
2020 59,843,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 54.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 80.77 in 1983, while its lowest value was 50.25 in 1967.

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. 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 63.24
1961 60.84
1962 68.24
1963 73.73
1964 72.49
1965 62.39
1966 64.49
1967 50.25
1968 57.35
1969 54.80
1970 54.02
1971 56.71
1972 57.52
1973 64.14
1974 70.83
1975 74.54
1976 74.46
1977 75.19
1978 77.25
1979 79.93
1980 80.74
1981 77.23
1982 80.00
1983 80.77
1984 79.05
1985 79.04
1986 77.32
1987 79.96
1988 77.36
1989 76.06
1990 75.01
1991 76.91
1992 77.43
1993 77.86
1994 75.09
1995 72.62
1996 73.73
1997 73.33
1998 67.81
1999 70.70
2000 73.10
2001 68.24
2002 59.67
2003 63.43
2004 54.32
2005 51.97
2006 52.56
2007 53.50
2008 60.06
2009 61.58
2010 61.95
2011 59.74
2012 55.87
2013 60.14
2014 60.26
2015 57.73
2016 60.98
2017 57.39
2018 58.60
2019 53.72
2020 54.96

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 42.13 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 43.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 5.80 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income 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. 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 10.89
1961 12.11
1962 10.34
1963 8.92
1964 7.67
1965 13.03
1966 14.93
1967 14.57
1968 11.65
1969 13.84
1970 17.30
1971 13.06
1972 13.64
1973 12.98
1974 7.61
1975 7.46
1976 8.00
1977 7.27
1978 7.73
1979 8.67
1980 6.97
1981 6.59
1982 7.44
1983 5.80
1984 7.99
1985 6.82
1986 8.18
1987 7.24
1988 9.57
1989 9.39
1990 10.60
1991 10.62
1992 13.58
1993 14.13
1994 16.04
1995 18.34
1996 18.75
1997 20.52
1998 21.33
1999 20.19
2000 18.52
2001 21.73
2002 25.99
2003 29.40
2004 25.68
2005 27.76
2006 25.39
2007 25.74
2008 33.81
2009 33.95
2010 34.29
2011 37.59
2012 39.84
2013 37.33
2014 37.46
2015 39.18
2016 28.03
2017 29.72
2018 32.27
2019 43.84
2020 42.13

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 19.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 20.07 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.87 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 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 3.23
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 7.35
2001 7.14
2002 7.50
2003 9.01
2004 9.77
2005 8.37
2006 9.75
2007 8.47
2008 12.51
2009 12.76
2010 13.58
2011 13.41
2012 13.13
2013 14.28
2014 14.25
2015 16.40
2016 10.43
2017 10.07
2018 12.83
2019 20.07
2020 19.46

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 12.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.25 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.46 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 0.86
1961 0.46
1962 0.87
1963 0.48
1964 0.48
1965 0.50
1966 0.93
1967 1.49
1968 2.11
1969 1.66
1970 1.65
1971 1.99
1972 2.45
1973 3.98
1974 1.92
1975 1.16
1976 1.02
1977 1.15
1978 2.27
1979 2.51
1980 1.48
1981 1.11
1982 1.41
1983 1.14
1984 1.82
1985 1.33
1986 1.79
1987 1.75
1988 1.94
1989 2.21
1990 2.08
1991 1.96
1992 2.47
1993 4.65
1994 5.46
1995 6.46
1996 6.18
1997 6.57
1998 7.74
1999 6.68
2000 5.42
2001 6.35
2002 7.69
2003 8.78
2004 7.54
2005 11.20
2006 8.50
2007 9.53
2008 10.96
2009 12.64
2010 10.94
2011 12.58
2012 16.25
2013 12.09
2014 13.34
2015 12.75
2016 10.20
2017 11.64
2018 11.36
2019 12.91
2020 12.41

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 5.10 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.79 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.09 in 1973.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 0.38
1961 1.47
1962 1.15
1963 1.20
1964 0.78
1965 1.81
1966 3.53
1967 1.49
1968 0.27
1969 0.10
1970 0.23
1971 0.29
1972 0.26
1973 0.09
1974 1.74
1975 0.72
1976 1.09
1977 1.13
1978 1.26
1979 1.69
1980 2.32
1981 2.64
1982 2.86
1983 1.48
1984 2.04
1985 1.98
1986 2.00
1987 1.34
1988 2.41
1989 1.56
1990 2.43
1991 1.86
1992 2.81
1993 2.39
1994 3.63
1995 3.09
1996 4.17
1997 5.35
1998 4.50
1999 3.41
2000 2.84
2001 4.19
2002 5.52
2003 7.79
2004 5.86
2005 5.68
2006 4.77
2007 4.86
2008 4.95
2009 4.10
2010 5.18
2011 7.14
2012 5.55
2013 6.12
2014 5.06
2015 5.58
2016 3.59
2017 3.84
2018 4.07
2019 5.36
2020 5.10

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 1.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.04 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 3.89
1961 2.70
1962 0.65
1963 0.40
1964 1.77
1965 2.73
1966 1.68
1967 1.92
1968 3.00
1969 4.88
1970 3.39
1971 4.72
1972 5.47
1973 3.87
1974 4.88
1975 4.96
1976 2.77
1977 1.93
1978 1.45
1979 1.02
1980 0.78
1981 0.64
1982 0.44
1983 0.42
1984 0.50
1985 0.45
1986 0.81
1987 0.96
1988 0.82
1989 0.96
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 1.75
2001 1.53
2002 3.14
2003 5.74
2004 6.04
2005 5.89
2006 5.65
2007 3.56
2008 2.98
2009 2.87
2010 3.15
2011 2.66
2012 4.22
2013 2.36
2014 2.24
2015 3.00
2016 2.67
2017 3.35
2018 3.04
2019 1.87
2020 1.99

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 3.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.88 in 1970, while its lowest value was 1.20 in 1982.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 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 1.75
1991 1.54
1992 1.83
1993 1.85
1994 1.79
1995 1.89
1996 1.82
1997 2.80
1998 2.12
1999 1.92
2000 1.85
2001 2.44
2002 3.14
2003 1.81
2004 1.59
2005 1.64
2006 1.86
2007 2.14
2008 3.55
2009 3.09
2010 3.20
2011 2.96
2012 3.64
2013 3.71
2014 3.71
2015 3.37
2016 2.47
2017 2.84
2018 2.89
2019 4.01
2020 3.90

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 1.26 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.16 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1985.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income 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. 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 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 0.66
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 0.96
1999 1.14
2000 1.07
2001 1.61
2002 2.13
2003 2.01
2004 0.91
2005 0.88
2006 0.51
2007 0.74
2008 1.84
2009 1.35
2010 1.40
2011 1.50
2012 1.28
2013 1.14
2014 1.10
2015 1.07
2016 1.35
2017 1.34
2018 1.13
2019 1.50
2020 1.26

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 0.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.26 in 1967, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 2011.

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 21.99
1961 24.36
1962 20.77
1963 16.95
1964 18.07
1965 21.85
1966 18.90
1967 33.26
1968 28.00
1969 26.48
1970 25.29
1971 25.51
1972 23.37
1973 19.00
1974 16.68
1975 13.05
1976 14.77
1977 15.60
1978 13.57
1979 10.38
1980 11.50
1981 15.54
1982 12.12
1983 13.01
1984 12.46
1985 13.69
1986 13.69
1987 11.84
1988 12.24
1989 13.58
1990 13.72
1991 11.57
1992 7.79
1993 7.29
1994 7.54
1995 7.51
1996 6.20
1997 4.93
1998 9.73
1999 8.01
2000 6.63
2001 8.50
2002 11.20
2003 1.43
2004 13.95
2005 14.39
2006 16.40
2007 17.20
2008 3.15
2009 1.61
2010 0.60
2011 0.02
2012 0.08
2013 0.17
2014 0.05
2015 0.09
2016 8.33
2017 9.54
2018 6.09
2019 0.56
2020 0.93

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Egypt was $60,880,820,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $78,568,910,000 in 2019 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 $4,859,900,000
1981 $8,780,680,000
1982 $9,077,080,000
1983 $10,275,630,000
1984 $10,765,720,000
1985 $5,495,384,000
1986 $8,787,836,000
1987 $7,594,639,000
1988 $8,658,883,000
1989 $7,526,240,000
1990 $9,279,598,000
1991 $7,861,843,000
1992 $8,291,115,000
1993 $8,194,880,000
1994 $9,451,553,000
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 $14,089,440,000
2001 $12,655,290,000
2002 $12,439,460,000
2003 $9,306,090,000
2004 $12,770,560,000
2005 $19,601,200,000
2006 $20,284,210,000
2007 $26,660,970,000
2008 $52,182,960,000
2009 $44,577,200,000
2010 $52,772,530,000
2011 $62,016,400,000
2012 $67,522,270,000
2013 $65,153,450,000
2014 $68,189,920,000
2015 $69,787,440,000
2016 $56,705,800,000
2017 $59,257,800,000
2018 $68,490,040,000
2019 $78,568,910,000
2020 $60,880,820,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Egypt was 1.99 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.04 in 2004, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income 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. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.89
1961 2.70
1962 0.65
1963 0.40
1964 1.77
1965 2.73
1966 1.68
1967 1.92
1968 3.00
1969 4.88
1970 3.39
1971 4.72
1972 5.47
1973 3.87
1974 4.88
1975 4.96
1976 2.77
1977 1.93
1978 1.45
1979 1.02
1980 0.78
1981 0.64
1982 0.44
1983 0.42
1984 0.50
1985 0.45
1986 0.81
1987 0.96
1988 0.82
1989 0.96
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 1.75
2001 1.53
2002 3.14
2003 5.74
2004 6.04
2005 5.89
2006 5.65
2007 3.56
2008 2.98
2009 2.87
2010 3.15
2011 2.66
2012 4.22
2013 2.36
2014 2.24
2015 3.00
2016 2.67
2017 3.35
2018 3.04
2019 1.87
2020 1.99

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports