Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt
Egypt: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 77.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt peaked at 4.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1985.
That places Egypt 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.8% | -10.4% |
| 1962 | 1.4% | -23.8% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | +32.7% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -47.5% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 1966 | 1.8% | +56.8% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | +81.5% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -57.7% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | +188.1% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -24.8% |
| 1972 | 3.8% | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 3.0% | -20.8% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -39.6% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -34.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | +34.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +67.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -75.5% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +267.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -56.3% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | +81.9% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | +24.4% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +45.3% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +26.5% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -33.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +77.9% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +39.4% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +267.7% | 0.5% | 1.7% |
| 1969 | +188.1% | 1.4% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 59 Netherlands 2.7% compare
- 60 Portugal 2.6% compare
- 61 Jamaica 2.2% compare
- 63 North Macedonia 1.9% compare
- 64 Nigeria 1.9% compare
- 65 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.9% compare
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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Egypt was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.4%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.