Medium and high-tech exports in Egypt
Egypt: Medium and high-tech exports was 35.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Egypt, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Egypt is 35.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Egypt peaked at 35.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1997.
Egypt ranks 68th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +32.9% |
| 1996 | 9.8% | -30.6% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +27.2% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +50.4% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -39.3% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +123.7% |
| 2009 | 27.6% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.4% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 25.9% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.4% | 35.6% | 3 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Egypt?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Egypt was 35.6% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1997.
- How does Egypt rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Egypt ranks 68th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.