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.

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.

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

Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Total Imports, CIF, in USD. Total Imports refer to goods and services.


Further information about Egypt Total Imports

• 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 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's Trade Balance

• Egypt's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.2 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit of 3.7 USD bn in the previous month
• Egypt's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of -573.1 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 180.9 USD mn in Sep 1980 and a record low of -5.2 USD bn in Jul 2018

CEIC extends history for monthly Trade Balance. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Trade Balance in USD. Trade Balance prior to July 1994 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about Egypt's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Egypt's Total Exports reached 4.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 11.3% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 8.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 11.3% YoY (year-on-year)

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.

Abstract

Pursuant to the provisions of the Presidential Decree No. 378/1999, the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) is an authority directly affiliated to the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, that works as a service provider. It aims at customer protection and maintaining the good image of Egypt worldwide through inspecting the quality of imports and exports; using the most recent techniques and methods; in addition to preparing exports and imports statistics and reports.

GOEIC was established by virtue of the Presidential Decree No. 1770/1971 as a service and executive agency to perform the following activities: --- > Specific Import and Export Control, including: - Inspection of all imported and exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export. As regard to commodities imported through the Temporary Admission System, inspection scope is limited to passing the microbial and blight testing. - Inspection of all exported commodities subject to laws regulating ionized radiations and their risk prevention, as well as food control, agriculture and import and export. - Overseeing inspection of exported and imported commodities subject to rules governing censorship on literary works and the repression of fraud and cheat, as well as practicing pharmacy besides toxic materials used in industry, control of precious metals and the protection of antiquities, measurements and dry measures. - Optional inspection of commodities upon the request of applicants.

--- > Keeping the following Commercial Register: - Importers register. - Exporters register. - Agents and Commercial Mediators register. - Scientific and consultancy Bureau register. - Factory production supplies import cards register. - Integration cards with Sudan.

--- >· Issuing the certificates of origin for goods of Egyptian origin and of acquired Egyptian origin. --- >· Sorting agriculture crops for crop-specific rating in order to categorize them. --- >· Ensuring adherence to traceability system --- >· The participation with the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality in the amendment of specifications related to imported foodstuffs and industrial goods. --- >· Printing guidebooks and brochures on services provided by GOEIC and its procedures; and to reach out to customers. --- >· Doing Research on Exports (challenges & solutions). --- >· Designing and printing of brochures to facilitate reaching out to dealers with GOEIC while identifying major steps and procedures pursued for service - rendering. --- >· Printing booklets related to Ministry's affiliated bodies and entities. --- >· Printing newsletters related to Commercial Registration Administrator. --- >· Inspection of contracting samples of imported industrial goods.

The Organization performs the above-mentioned activities under the following legislation: Law No. 118/1971 on import and export and its executive promulgated by the ministerial decree No. 275/1991. Law No. 120/1982 on the importers register and the implementing regulation promulgated upon the ministerial decree No. 342/1982 and Law No. 121/1982 on registration in the commercial agents registers and the implementing regulation promulgated as per the ministerial decree No. 343/1982. Presidential Decree No. 106/2000.

Analysis unit

• Trader exporting products controlled through GOEIC

Kind of data

Event/transaction data [evn]

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

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.

Key information about Egypt Total Exports

• Egypt Total Exports recorded 4.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with 3.6 USD bn in the previous month
• Egypt Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1994 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 1.8 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.7 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 204.2 USD mn in Sep 1998

Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Total Exports, FOB, in USD. Total Exports include Re-exports.


Further information about Egypt Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Egypt Total Exports grew 9.6 % YoY in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 8.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 11.3 % year on year
• Egypt Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.2 USD bn in Dec 2024

In 2022, the trade balance in Egypt had a deficit of ***** billion Egyptian pounds (***** billion U.S. dollars) due to a higher import value than export value. In that year, petroleum was the leading export product, while wheat was the leading import product. Overall, the trade deficit was largest in 2018 at around *** billion Egyptian pounds (***** billion U.S. dollars) during the reviewed period.

In 2021, the value of maize imports in Egypt was about ***** billion Egyptian pounds, the highest in the period under review. During this time period, the total import value across commodities from Egypt was **** trillion Egyptian pounds.

Egypt Imports from United States was US$7.61 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Egypt Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

237 Global import shipment records of Egyptian Raw with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

Egypt Imports from China was US$15.55 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Egypt Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Manufactured Inputs data was reported at 191,779.000 EGP mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 153,799.000 EGP mn for 2015. Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Manufactured Inputs data is updated yearly, averaging 89,535.500 EGP mn from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 191,779.000 EGP mn in 2016 and a record low of 25,072.000 EGP mn in 2001. Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Manufactured Inputs data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Egyptian Customs Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.JA026: Imports: by United Nations Broad Economic Category.

European Union Imports from Egypt was US$13.57 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from Egypt - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

As of 2024, mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products were significantly the largest export category from Egypt, with an export value of **** billion U.S. dollars. Pearls, precious stones, metals, and coins, as well as Electrical and electronic equipment followed with an export value of **** billion and ***** billion U.S. dollars, respectively.

Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Foodstuffs for Industry data was reported at 29,133.000 EGP mn in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 26,555.000 EGP mn for 2015. Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Foodstuffs for Industry data is updated yearly, averaging 16,766.500 EGP mn from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,679.000 EGP mn in 2013 and a record low of 3,677.000 EGP mn in 2001. Egypt Imports: BEC: Primary Foodstuffs for Industry data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Egyptian Customs Authority. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.JA026: Imports: by United Nations Broad Economic Category.

78 Global import shipment records of Egyptian Cotton with prices, volume & current Buyer's suppliers relationships based on actual Global export trade database.

In 2020, the value of Egyptian agricultural commodities exported reached *** billion U.S. dollars. This was a drop compared to *** billion U.S. dollars in 2019. Overall, the value of exported products followed an increasing trend until 2011, then remained relatively stable.