Trade, Overall in Egypt
Egypt: Trade, Overall was 0.8637 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Egypt, 1982–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.8637 for trade, overall in 2014.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Egypt peaked at 0.9132 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3164, in 1985.
That places Egypt 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.3831 | — |
| 1983 | 0.3831 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3831 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3164 | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4447 | +40.5% |
| 1987 | 0.513 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.471 | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4832 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.4832 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5499 | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5499 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5499 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6832 | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7173 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.784 | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8277 | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7771 | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.777 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7769 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.822 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6586 | -19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8442 | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8735 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8498 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8702 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8889 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.892 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9028 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9086 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9132 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8512 | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8637 | +1.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.8637 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6957, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.8637 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7616, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall 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 | +40.5% | 0.3164 | 0.4447 |
| 2004 | +28.2% | 0.6586 | 0.8442 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4222 | 0.3164 | 0.513 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.6706 | 0.4832 | 0.8277 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8253 | 0.6586 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8879 | 0.8512 | 0.9132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More trade data for Egypt
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 99.89 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.56 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 72.19 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 81.04 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7212 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 23.71 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 384.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Egypt?
- Trade, overall in Egypt was 0.8637 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9132 in 2012.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3164 in 1985.
- How does Egypt rank for trade, overall?
- Egypt ranks 55th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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