Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Egypt
Egypt: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 56.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 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 high-income economies in Egypt is 56.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Egypt peaked at 95.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 122nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.2% | — |
| 1961 | 64.9% | +9.7% |
| 1962 | 69.0% | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 68.0% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 65.2% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 63.0% | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 69.5% | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 59.6% | -14.2% |
| 1969 | 65.8% | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 60.3% | -8.4% |
| 1971 | 56.4% | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 66.3% | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 73.1% | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 75.6% | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 67.8% | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 75.2% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 80.6% | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 78.0% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 89.8% | +15.2% |
| 1980 | 94.9% | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 94.3% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 92.6% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 95.0% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 95.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 94.5% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 91.6% | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 86.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 83.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 82.9% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 78.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 72.2% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 62.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 55.5% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 57.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 54.6% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | -8.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 56.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 56.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.1%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.3% | 59.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.3% | 56.4% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 88.0% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 78.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 55.5% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 54.1% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 56.8% | 62.3% | 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 high-income economies in Egypt?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Egypt was 56.8% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Egypt ranks 122nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.