Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Egypt
Egypt: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 21.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Food exports in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 21.6% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Egypt peaked at 27.3% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1985.
That places Egypt 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 14.6% | — |
| 1966 | 15.3% | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 20.6% | +34.7% |
| 1968 | 24.5% | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 27.3% | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 21.3% | -22.1% |
| 1971 | 18.4% | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 15.3% | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 16.6% | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 18.6% | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 15.8% | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -39.4% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -29.4% |
| 1981 | 7.2% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 7.4% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 7.6% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 7.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.6% | -23.8% |
| 1986 | 6.8% | +22.0% |
| 1987 | 11.4% | +66.6% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 7.6% | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +59.4% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -25.9% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -25.4% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +38.1% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +53.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +45.2% |
| 2024 | 21.9% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 21.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.5% | 14.6% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 17.2% | 9.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 7.6% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 13.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 13.7% | 21.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 26.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 47.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 33.52 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Egypt?
- Food exports in Egypt was 21.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 1969.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for food exports?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.