Import value index in Egypt
Egypt: Import value index was 134.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 134.8 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Egypt peaked at 149.4 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.9 2015 = 100, in 2005.
That places Egypt 131st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 41.1 2015 = 100 | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 56.5 2015 = 100 | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | +31.7% |
| 2009 | 68.9 2015 = 100 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 81.2 2015 = 100 | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 91.4 2015 = 100 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 101.9 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 105.1 2015 = 100 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 86.6 2015 = 100 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 92.3 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 110.7 2015 = 100 | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 108 2015 = 100 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 94 2015 = 100 | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 116.2 2015 = 100 | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 149.4 2015 = 100 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 129.9 2015 = 100 | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 134.8 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 134.8 2015 = 100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 134.8 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 131.5 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.96 2015 = 100 | 33.9 2015 = 100 | 74.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.57 2015 = 100 | 81.2 2015 = 100 | 110.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.86 2015 = 100 | 94 2015 = 100 | 149.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 import value index in Egypt?
- Import value index in Egypt was 134.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 149.4 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for import value index?
- Egypt ranks 131st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.