Egypt vs Zambia: Imports of goods and services

Egypt
29.2%
in 2025
Zambia
43.9%
in 2010
Egypt rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
-200204060196119932025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 43.9% against 29.2% in Egypt, a difference of 14.7%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 2.3% 6.4% 4.0% Zambia
1970s 7.0% -5.1% 12.1% Egypt
1980s 3.3% -2.2% 5.5% Egypt
1990s 3.6% 14.0% 10.4% Zambia
2000s 10.7% 22.4% 11.7% Zambia
2010s -3.2% 43.9% 47.1% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Egypt or Zambia?
Zambia, at 43.9% against 29.2% in Egypt as of 2010.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Egypt and Zambia?
14.7%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Egypt ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.