Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Egypt
Egypt: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 50.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Egypt, 1965–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Egypt is 50.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Egypt peaked at 66.4% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1967.
Egypt ranks 165th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 53.8% | — |
| 1966 | 55.1% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 42.1% | -23.6% |
| 1968 | 49.2% | +16.8% |
| 1969 | 54.7% | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 52.1% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 56.7% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | -20.4% |
| 1975 | 49.8% | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 59.4% | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 64.7% | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 65.4% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 58.9% | -11.2% |
| 1981 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 59.6% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 62.9% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 60.7% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 62.2% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 60.6% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 62.5% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.4% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 54.6% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 48.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +37.2% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 50.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 58.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 52.4% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | -3.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 50.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 50.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.0% | 42.1% | 55.1% | 5 |
| 1970s | 56.9% | 45.1% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.6% | 56.6% | 63.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 60.5% | 58.9% | 62.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 42.4% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 50.9% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 50.4% | 59.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 19.1% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Egypt?
- Manufactures imports in Egypt was 50.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 1979.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for manufactures imports?
- Egypt ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.