Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Egypt
Egypt: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 49.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Egypt, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transport services in Egypt is 49.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Egypt peaked at 50.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1993.
Egypt ranks 40th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 43.3% | — |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 48.2% | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 45.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 41.4% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 43.7% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 41.5% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 37.1% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 44.3% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 44.0% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -42.8% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 26.3% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +33.6% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.9% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 44.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 49.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 43.6%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -42.8% | 44.7% | 25.6% |
| 1995 | +33.6% | 26.3% | 35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.4% | 43.3% | 48.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 42.5% | 37.1% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 25.2% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 29.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 41.9% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 46.9% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 19.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 50.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Egypt?
- Transport services in Egypt was 49.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1993.
- How does Egypt rank for transport services?
- Egypt ranks 40th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.