Binding coverage, primary products in Egypt
Egypt: Binding coverage, primary products was 99.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Binding coverage, primary products in Egypt, 1995–2019
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, binding coverage, primary products in Egypt stood at 99.0%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Egypt peaked at 99.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 35th of 158 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Binding coverage, primary products in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 99.0% | — |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.9%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 33 Kuwait 99.6% compare
- 34 Saint Lucia 99.2% compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.8% compare
- 37 Brunei 98.1% compare
- 38 Ecuador 93.5% compare
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, primary products in Egypt?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Egypt was 99.0% in 2019, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 158 countries with data for 2019.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).