Egypt vs Israel: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Egypt
73.57 billion current US$
in 2023
Israel
81.21 billion current US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
45th
Israel rank
44th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Egypt
  • Israel
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B196019912023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 81.21 billion current US$ against 73.57 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 7.64 billion current US$.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 45th and Israel ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 627.43 million current US$ 698.42 million current US$ 70.99 million current US$ Israel
1970s 2.46 billion current US$ 3.13 billion current US$ 666.95 million current US$ Israel
1980s 7.12 billion current US$ 7.18 billion current US$ 55.51 million current US$ Israel
1990s 10.41 billion current US$ 20.47 billion current US$ 10.06 billion current US$ Israel
2000s 20.69 billion current US$ 38.08 billion current US$ 17.39 billion current US$ Israel
2010s 66.45 billion current US$ 61.40 billion current US$ 5.05 billion current US$ Egypt
2020s 71.11 billion current US$ 80.11 billion current US$ 9.00 billion current US$ Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Egypt or Israel?
Israel, at 81.21 billion current US$ against 73.57 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Egypt and Israel?
7.64 billion current US$, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Egypt ranks 45th and Israel ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.