Primary commodities exports in Egypt

Egypt: Primary commodities exports was 4.01 billion constant US$ in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
4.01 billion constant US$
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
5th
of 35 countries
All-time high
4.01 billion constant US$
in 2004
All-time low
1.70 billion constant US$
in 1990
Years of data
18
1987–2004

Primary commodities exports in Egypt, 1987–2004

01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B1987199520041987: 1.7B constant US$1988: 2.3B constant US$1989: 1.9B constant US$1990: 1.7B constant US$1991: 2.8B constant US$1992: 2.4B constant US$1993: 2.7B constant US$1994: 2.5B constant US$1995: 3.4B constant US$1996: 3.1B constant US$1997: 3.2B constant US$1998: 3.5B constant US$1999: 2.6B constant US$2000: 3.3B constant US$2001: 3.3B constant US$2002: 3.4B constant US$2003: 3.9B constant US$2004: 4.0B constant US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in constant US$.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 4.01 billion constant US$ for primary commodities exports in 2004. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary commodities exports in Egypt peaked at 4.01 billion constant US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.70 billion constant US$, in 1990.

Egypt ranks 5th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.96 billion constant US$ 1.74 billion constant US$ 2.30 billion constant US$ 3
1990s 2.80 billion constant US$ 1.70 billion constant US$ 3.54 billion constant US$ 10
2000s 3.58 billion constant US$ 3.26 billion constant US$ 4.01 billion constant US$ 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 2 Angola 13.44 billion constant US$ compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 11.78 billion constant US$ compare
  3. 4 Ghana 4.45 billion constant US$ compare
  4. 6 Morocco 3.97 billion constant US$ compare
  5. 7 Botswana 3.67 billion constant US$ compare
  6. 8 Cote d'Ivoire 3.22 billion constant US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary commodities exports in Egypt?
Primary commodities exports in Egypt was 4.01 billion constant US$ in 2004, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest primary commodities exports recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 4.01 billion constant US$ in 2004.
What is the lowest primary commodities exports recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.70 billion constant US$ in 1990.
How does Egypt rank for primary commodities exports?
Egypt ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2004.
Is primary commodities exports rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. 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 Primary commodities exports (constant US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary commodities exports (constant US$)
Unit
constant US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
40 places, 958 data points, 1965–2011
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Total Primary Commodities exports in 1987 constant US dollars. Values are in fob basis.