Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Egypt
Egypt: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Egypt, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Egypt is 32.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Egypt peaked at 38.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.8% | — |
| 1961 | 21.1% | +42.7% |
| 1962 | 15.6% | -25.8% |
| 1963 | 12.8% | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 13.3% | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 11.6% | -12.7% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +45.1% |
| 1969 | 13.9% | -13.1% |
| 1970 | 17.0% | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 17.7% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 13.8% | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 12.5% | -9.9% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 20.8% | +51.1% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | -25.7% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 15.5% | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 11.3% | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 4.4% | -60.9% |
| 1981 | 4.8% | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 7.9% | +65.1% |
| 1983 | 5.7% | -28.4% |
| 1984 | 6.6% | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 5.7% | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +80.2% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -23.4% |
| 1988 | 14.5% | +84.1% |
| 1989 | 13.1% | -9.9% |
| 1990 | 14.5% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 13.3% | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +40.6% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +46.7% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +37.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 32.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 16.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 32.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.7%, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.1% | 11.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 11.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 4.4% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 13.1% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 15.3% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 30.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 23.9% | 36.1% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Egypt?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Egypt was 32.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.