Lead time to import, median case (days) in Egypt
Egypt: Lead time to import, median case (days) was 5 days in 2018. ▲ Rising
Lead time to import, median case in Egypt, 2010–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2018, lead time to import, median case in Egypt stood at 5 days. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Egypt peaked at 5 days in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3 days, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 10th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lead time to import, median case (days) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.11 days | — |
| 2012 | 3 days | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 days | +66.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5 days is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4 days, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5 days is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 days, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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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)
- Food exports 21.6% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lead time to import, median case in Egypt?
- Lead time to import, median case in Egypt was 5 days in 2018, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5 days in 2018.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 days in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), published as part of Lead time to import, median case (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.