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General profile: Egypt

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
116.538 Millions
45.360 EGP/US$
308 294 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 995 450 km²
..
3.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+0.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
12 912
26 438
21 349
42 247
Merchandise imports
22 449
52 923
63 574
(e) 85 986
Merchandise trade balance
-9 537
-26 485
-42 225
(e) -43 739
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
8 %8 %49 %49 %18 %18 %5 %5 %21 %21 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
4 9793 4932 7692 7292 2104 9793 4932 7692 7292 210
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
14 643
23 807
18 539
29 551
Services imports
10 508
14 718
17 519
27 494
Services trade balance
4 135
9 089
1 020
2 056
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
32.4
33.3
52.5
29.2
Travel
46.8
52.6
32.7
51.9
Other services
20.8
14.1
14.8
18.9
TRADE INDICES
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164157177161125132121118123100109116117118116109112938911211112010398101102100100100105106106105102102118106109
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
94 456
214 630
317 745
308 294
GDP per capita, current US$
1 165
2 406
3 190
2 645
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.48
5.15
4.36
3.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
2.23
-2.10
-5.43
-7.22
Exchange rate (/US$)
5.779
5.622
7.691
45.360
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
82.66.812.919.121.382.66.812.919.121.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
5 375.60
6 385.60
6 925.20
46 578.00
FDI outflows
92.00
1 175.50
181.70
508.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
5.31
5.80
5.77
9.15
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
28 211.019 532.128 332.831 487.029 602.926 781.425 515.724 737.418 590.418 325.419 570.417 833.119 236.414 324.312 453.17 149.68 694.07 655.85 329.55 017.33 340.72 960.92 893.12 911.42 852.046 5789 84111 4005 1225 8529 0108 1417 4098 1076 9254 6124 2566 031-4836 3866 7129 49511 57810 0435 3762 1572376475101 235FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-3.82
-5.14
-9.56
-11.68
Balance, % of imports
-10.52
-18.43
-44.70
-35.87
Normalized balance
-0.056
-0.101
-0.288
-0.219
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
5345423629404955383340414247515274747269
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 43%Urban 43%Rural 57%Rural 57%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.078 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 644
1 518
1 535
1 840
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
6 715 321
6 490 063
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.13
0.12
3.70
2.27
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.41
3.74
4.43
3.20
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025