Egypt vs Other small states: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Egypt
73.57 billion current US$
in 2023
Other small states
87.78 billion current US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
45th
Other small states rank
45th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Egypt
- Other small states
How they compare
Other small states currently reports 87.78 billion current US$ against 73.57 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 14.21 billion current US$.
That makes Other small states's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 45th and Other small states ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Other small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 627.43 million current US$ | 412.61 million current US$ | 214.82 million current US$ | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.46 billion current US$ | 1.76 billion current US$ | 704.86 million current US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.12 billion current US$ | 5.16 billion current US$ | 1.96 billion current US$ | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.41 billion current US$ | 15.20 billion current US$ | 4.78 billion current US$ | Other small states |
| 2000s | 20.69 billion current US$ | 34.43 billion current US$ | 13.73 billion current US$ | Other small states |
| 2010s | 66.45 billion current US$ | 60.00 billion current US$ | 6.45 billion current US$ | Egypt |
| 2020s | 71.11 billion current US$ | 81.08 billion current US$ | 9.98 billion current US$ | Other small states |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Egypt or Other small states?
- Other small states, at 87.78 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 Other small states?
- 14.21 billion current US$, with Other small states ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Other small states?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Other small states rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Egypt ranks 45th and Other small states ranks 45th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.