Manufactures exports in Egypt
Egypt: Manufactures exports was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Egypt, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, manufactures exports in Egypt stood at 51.9%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Egypt peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1982.
That places Egypt 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 20.7% | — |
| 1966 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 25.9% | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 27.3% | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 27.1% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 31.0% | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 25.4% | -18.1% |
| 1974 | 26.3% | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 34.1% | +29.5% |
| 1976 | 24.9% | -26.8% |
| 1977 | 25.1% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 20.3% | -30.0% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | -45.9% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | -22.1% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +44.5% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | +18.0% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -27.4% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +98.8% |
| 1987 | 34.3% | +71.4% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 31.6% | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +20.9% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 38.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +98.8% |
| 2009 | 41.8% | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 41.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.6% | 20.7% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 27.1% | 20.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7% | 8.1% | 34.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 38.4% | 31.6% | 44.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 18.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.9% | 41.7% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 43.2% | 51.9% | 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 824.05 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Egypt?
- Manufactures exports in Egypt was 51.9% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1982.
- How does Egypt rank for manufactures exports?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.