Egypt's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$94.70 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Egypt's main import partners were: China, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Cereals. Total Exports were valued at US$44.85 Billion. In 2024, Egypt had a trade deficit of US$49.85 Billion.

Imports in Egypt increased to 7532 USD Million in April from 7123 USD Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Egypt Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Egypt Total Imports

• Egypt Total Imports recorded 8.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a value of 7.3 USD bn in the previous month
• Egypt Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1994 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 4.2 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 9.6 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 671.1 USD mn in Oct 2003

• In the latest reports, Egypt Total Imports grew 11.3 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Exports grew 9.6 % YoY, to 4.0 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Egypt Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.2 USD bn in Dec 2024

The statistic shows the value of goods imported to Egypt from 2013 to 2024. In 2024, goods worth around ***** billion U.S. dollars were imported to Egypt.

The monthly import value in Egypt stood at roughly 6.28 billion U.S. dollars in November 2023, which illustrated a decline in the value of imports by approximately 9.85 percent from November 2022. In addition, the highest share of imports was that of non-petroleum products, with close to 87.62 percent of imports attributed to it. Furthermore, as of the same month, crude oil, petroleum products, and natural gas covered 0.03, 10.67, and 1.67 percent of the total imports, respectively. With non-petroleum products dominating Egyptian imports, its importance towards the total can be noticed, as they both follow more or less the same trend. It can also be deduced that both exports and imports relatively follow the same trend, with both non-petroleum exports and imports accounting for the majority of the total exports and imports.

Key information about Egypt Total Imports Growth

• Egypt Total Imports grew 11.3 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 3.3 % YoY in the previous month
• Egypt Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1995 to Dec 2024, with an averaged rate of 5.1 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 145.3 % in Jul 2008 and a record low of -41.2 % in Oct 2003

• In the latest reports, Egypt Total Imports recorded 8.1 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Total Exports reached 4.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 9.6 % year on year
• Egypt Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.2 USD bn in Dec 2024

United States Imports from Egypt was US$2.72 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Egypt - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2021, the total import value across commodities from Egypt was 1.32 trillion Egyptian pounds. In this year, wheat was the leading import commodity in Egypt, with a score of about 49 billion Egyptian pounds.

Key information about Egypt Total Imports from USA

• Egypt Total Imports from USA recorded 780.253 USD mn in Dec 2024, compared with 671.458 USD mn in the previous month
• Egypt Total Imports from USA data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2015 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 435.688 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 818.112 USD mn in Aug 2024 and a record low of 222.589 USD mn in Sep 2016

Key information about Egypt Crude Oil: Imports

• Egypt Crude Oil: Imports was reported at 59.250 Barrel/Day th in Dec 2023
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 117.750 Barrel/Day th for Dec 2022
• Egypt Crude Oil: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 7.428 Barrel/Day th from Dec 1980 to 2023, with 44 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 221.000 Barrel/Day th in 2020 and a record low of 0.000 Barrel/Day th in 2003
• Egypt Crude Oil: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.CO: Crude Oil Imports

Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data was reported at 4.338 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.931 % for 2016. Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data is updated yearly, averaging 2.839 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2017, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.475 % in 2008 and a record low of 0.867 % in 1982. Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

In 2022, Egypt imported 86.7 percent of its wheat from six countries. France was Egypt's leading wheat partner, with 27 percent of the grain's total imports. Ukraine followed with around 25 percent of the wheat imports. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has affected the inflow of one of the country's most important crops. For instance, Russia was the main exporter of wheat to Egypt before the war, however, the share of wheat from Russia dropped significantly in 2022. Notably, Egypt is among the largest wheat importers in the world.

Key information about Egypt Total Imports from China

• Egypt Total Imports from China recorded 1.449 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 1.241 USD bn in the previous month
• Egypt Total Imports from China data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2015 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 982.814 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.449 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 586.730 USD mn in Jun 2017

Key information about Egypt Imports: Television

• Egypt Imports: Television was reported at 37,776.937 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 126,346.395 USD th for Dec 2022
• Egypt Imports: Television data is updated yearly, averaging 81,474.313 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 138,867.268 USD th in 2019 and a record low of 19,219.102 USD th in 2001
• Egypt Imports: Television data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TR: Television Receivers: Import Value

As of 2023, mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products constituted the largest import category in Egypt, amounting to ***** billion U.S. dollars. Moreover, machinery, nuclear reactors, and boiler imports followed with a total of **** billion U.S. dollars.

In 2022, wheat imports into Egypt were worth around *** billion U.S. dollars, showing a drop compared to *** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. During the period under review, the value of wheat imports was highest in 2014 at *** billion U.S. dollars, while was lowest in 2022. Wheat is an important staple of the Egyptian diet, and therefore, places Egypt among the largest importers in the world.

Key information about Egypt Natural Gas: Imports

• Egypt Natural Gas: Imports was reported at 6,906.880 Cub m mn in Dec 2023
• This records an increase from the previous number of 6,500.000 Cub m mn for Dec 2022
• Egypt Natural Gas: Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 Cub m mn from Dec 1975 to 2023, with 49 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 9,750.000 Cub m mn in 2016 and a record low of 0.000 Cub m mn in 2019
• Egypt Natural Gas: Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Energy Sector – Table RB.OPEC.NG: Natural Gas Imports

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Imports of Goods by Customs Basis from Egypt (IMP7290) from Jan 1985 to Apr 2025 about Egypt, imports, goods, and USA.

Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data was reported at 19.235 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 18.868 % for 2016. Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 26.165 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2017, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.268 % in 1974 and a record low of 17.173 % in 2009. Egypt EG: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Egypt Import Value Index data was reported at 131.347 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 94.131 2015=100 for 2020. Egypt Import Value Index data is updated yearly, averaging 25.994 2015=100 from Dec 1980 (Median) to 2021, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 131.347 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 7.955 2015=100 in 1980. Egypt Import Value Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development;;