Egypt vs Low income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Egypt
73.57 billion current US$
in 2023
Low income
130.04 billion current US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
45th
Low income rank
44th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Egypt
  • Low income
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019912023

How they compare

Low income currently reports 130.04 billion current US$ against 73.57 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 56.47 billion current US$.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.8 times Egypt's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 45th and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 627.43 million current US$ 1.45 billion current US$ 827.34 million current US$ Low income
1970s 2.46 billion current US$ 5.05 billion current US$ 2.59 billion current US$ Low income
1980s 7.12 billion current US$ 10.90 billion current US$ 3.78 billion current US$ Low income
1990s 10.41 billion current US$ 20.36 billion current US$ 9.94 billion current US$ Low income
2000s 20.69 billion current US$ 64.83 billion current US$ 44.13 billion current US$ Low income
2010s 66.45 billion current US$ 97.83 billion current US$ 31.38 billion current US$ Low income
2020s 71.11 billion current US$ 111.82 billion current US$ 40.72 billion current US$ Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Egypt or Low income?
Low income, at 130.04 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 Low income?
56.47 billion current US$, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Low income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Egypt ranks 45th and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.