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
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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About this data
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.