Maritime profile: Egypt

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
109.262 Millions
405 911 Millions current US$
127 129 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(o) 995 450 Km²
4.10 %
(e) 44 848 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2021
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building
Ship recycling
5.9 m/km²
3 990 GT
0.000 GT
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - National flag
Fleet - Ownership
1 746 Thousands DWT
423 ships
4 361 Thousands DWT
Container port throughput
Number of seafarers
Number of port calls
5 928 454 TEU
(l) 7 021
12 645
WORLD SHARES FOR 2021
1.38 %0.36 %0.42 %0.20 %0.37 %0.08 %0.05 %0.21 %0.15 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.30 %0.43 %0.74 %0.89 %0.35 %0.67 %0.72 %0.27 %0.61 %1.38 %0.36 %0.42 %0.20 %0.37 %0.08 %0.05 %0.21 %0.15 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World total0.30 %0.43 %0.74 %0.89 %0.35 %0.67 %0.72 %0.27 %0.61 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+63.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
12 912
26 438
21 349
43 626
Merchandise imports
22 449
52 923
63 574
83 503
Merchandise trade balance
-9 537
-26 485
-42 225
-39 877
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %47 %47 %30 %30 %4 %4 %15 %15 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
2 8132 7752 6812 4752 4732 8132 7752 6812 4752 473
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+19.8 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2021
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
32.4
33.3
52.5
(e) 39.0
Travel
46.8
52.6
32.7
(e) 40.6
Other services
20.8
14.1
14.8
(e) 20.3
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport services exports
4 746
7 916
9 727
(e) 8 546
Transport services imports
3 731
6 575
7 179
(e) 10 406
Transport services trade balance
1 014
1 341
2 549
(e) -1 860
NATIONAL FLEET
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+7.3 %
Fleet growth rate in 2021
Carrying capacity by type of ship
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Total fleet
1 644.0
1 517.9
1 535.1
1 746.3
Oil tankers
381.0
374.9
223.6
380.9
Bulk carriers
740.0
679.0
898.4
905.5
General cargo
333.0
243.4
104.3
106.3
Container ships
58.0
63.1
78.7
148.5
Other types of ships
132.0
157.4
230.0
205.1
Fleet by type of ship
(Number of ships)
33382714413168281437314728133530482814363008281435
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2021¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
0.4730.4580.4550.4540.4490.4460.4400.4320.4230.4190.4730.4580.4550.4540.4490.4460.4400.4320.4230.419
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
66.766.666.867.968.567.868.160.661.260.664.063.655.261.864.258.156.955.856.255.956.157.358.158.755.559.759.857.055.655.855.554.754.053.952.852.052.450.949.650.851.853.649.447.446.446.946.245.445.543.944.546.147.445.447.346.145.143.743.144.247.047.246.445.6
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2021
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
12 645
1.43
19
28 914
30 282
4 496
232 618
Liquid bulk carriers
1 798
1.75
13
27 141
48 342
..
170 618
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
159
1.82
11
22 679
25 859
..
49 231
Liquefied natural gas carriers
83
1.11
8
107 768
87 661
..
127 242
Dry bulk carriers
2 054
4.60
14
29 227
51 023
..
101 933
Dry breakbulk carriers
2 908
2.43
27
5 436
7 553
..
40 015
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
699
..
20
27 268
11 635
..
72 700
Container ships
3 975
0.93
16
49 151
..
4 496
232 618
Passenger ships
969
..
27
14 434
..
..
171 598
Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2021¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
5.96.07.47.45.75.77.47.65.311.111.812.111.010.511.110.66.87.53.23.25.55.38.218.918.919.919.76.96.96.85.36.06.05.35.35.05.07.97.85.65.615.315.015.014.613.313.314.412.613.115.112.314.39.32.32.62.22.22.12.12.32.12.01.127.427.427.131.131.530.030.531.131.931.031.332.132.932.932.331.734.033.430.732.431.733.034.131.129.329.228.630.829.629.528.228.328.528.528.227.127.223.923.224.024.222.522.723.622.923.922.922.322.822.321.121.620.522.122.623.222.323.223.623.523.223.322.521.731.331.431.631.731.732.731.331.531.531.530.931.431.132.232.025.723.023.022.929.722.829.222.422.322.920.119.819.719.820.220.117.516.716.716.716.617.316.716.613.813.113.413.913.913.813.613.913.513.713.914.312.911.511.411.410.69.29.210.310.39.610.410.910.234.034.734.135.034.334.235.035.135.035.436.734.128.028.229.229.528.929.328.332.532.933.432.432.325.025.921.621.921.621.721.621.321.121.324.024.224.024.823.227.627.327.328.528.328.228.228.027.828.428.428.124.323.924.823.825.424.523.321.920.819.419.719.918.859.359.059.960.961.160.860.753.353.851.954.654.747.153.756.350.049.048.348.847.347.747.749.148.946.750.351.348.848.548.848.747.647.346.645.145.045.444.942.944.445.846.842.140.338.438.336.836.837.034.835.737.538.836.540.337.936.935.735.637.439.239.639.939.4
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
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.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2020.
8
Refers to year 2021. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2021 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
l
Estimated by BIMCO/ICS based on estimates of seafarer demand.
o
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 20 October 2022