What is merchandise import price index in Egypt?

Merchandise import price index in Egypt was 2,276 in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.

What is the highest merchandise import price index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 2,276 in 2011.

What is the lowest merchandise import price index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1988.

How does Egypt rank for merchandise import price index?

Egypt ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.

Is merchandise import price index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 145.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise import price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise import price index in Egypt

Name: Merchandise import price index in Egypt
Creator: World Bank country economists
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Merchandise import price index was 2,276 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

2,276

Change on year

up 15.3%

World rank

1st

of 50 countries

All-time high

2,276

in 2011

All-time low

100

in 1988

Years of data

1987–2011

Merchandise import price index in Egypt, 1987–2011

Source: World Bank country economists.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 2,276 for merchandise import price index in 2011. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 145.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise import price index in Egypt peaked at 2,276 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 100, in 1988.

Egypt ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	560.23	100	847.04	3
1990s	1,012	875.26	1,109	10
2000s	1,231	877.93	1,978	10
2010s	2,125	1,975	2,276	2

Countries ranked near Egypt

2 Tanzania 1,586 compare
3 South Africa 432.66 compare
4 Tunisia 309.45 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

More trade data for Egypt

Net long-term borrowing -19.50 million BoP, current US$ (2011)
Pesticides imports 66.67 million FAO, current US$ (2011)
Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
Food imports excluding fish 10.12 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Total agricultural imports 11.74 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports 3.89 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal imports quantity 16.80 million FAO, tonnes (2010)
Total agricultural exports 2.45 billion FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports 146.40 million FAO, current US$ (2010)
Cereal exports quantity 352,671 FAO, tonnes (2010)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise import price index in Egypt?: Merchandise import price index in Egypt was 2,276 in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest merchandise import price index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 2,276 in 2011.
What is the lowest merchandise import price index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 100 in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for merchandise import price index?: Egypt ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is merchandise import price index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 145.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Merchandise import price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Merchandise import price index
Source: World Bank country economists
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 56 places, 1,534 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total merchandise imports price index with 1987=100.