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General profile: Egypt

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
114.536 Millions
..
331 018 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 995 450 km²
24.39 %
3.72 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-17.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
12 912
26 438
21 349
42 081
Merchandise imports
22 449
52 923
63 574
83 189
Merchandise trade balance
-9 537
-26 485
-42 225
-41 108
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %52 %52 %18 %18 %5 %5 %20 %20 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
3 5573 3312 8492 2212 1063 5573 3312 8492 2212 106
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
14 643
23 807
18 539
(e) 33 649
Services imports
10 508
14 718
17 519
(e) 22 027
Services trade balance
4 135
9 089
1 020
(e) 11 621
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
32.4
33.3
52.5
(e) 41.7
Travel
46.8
52.6
32.7
(e) 41.8
Other services
20.8
14.1
14.8
(e) 16.5
TRADE INDICES
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148176161125131121118123100109116117118116109111938911011910398101102100100100105106106105101102118106108
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+3.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
94 456
214 630
317 745
331 018
GDP per capita, current US$
1 165
2 406
3 190
2 890
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
4.47
5.15
4.37
3.72
Current account balance, % of GDP
2.23
-2.10
-5.43
-3.80
Exchange rate (/US$)
5.779
5.622
7.691
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
82.57.317.015.121.982.57.317.015.121.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.1 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
5 375.60
6 385.60
6 925.20
9 840.60
FDI outflows
92.00
1 175.50
181.70
390.40
Personal remittances, % of GDP
5.31
5.80
5.77
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
28 332.831 487.029 602.926 781.425 515.724 737.418 590.418 325.419 570.417 833.119 236.414 324.312 453.17 149.68 694.07 655.85 329.55 017.33 340.72 960.92 893.12 911.42 852.09 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-3.82
-5.14
-9.56
(e) -4.25
Balance, % of imports
-10.52
-18.43
-44.70
(e) -17.10
Normalized balance
-0.056
-0.101
-0.288
(e) -0.093
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
45423630425158383340414247515274747269
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 43%Urban 43%Rural 57%Rural 57%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.077 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 644
1 518
1 535
1 743
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
6 715 321
6 490 063
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.13
0.14
3.70
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.41
3.75
4.47
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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.
q
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: 11 October 2024