Egypt vs Philippines: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Egypt
27.2%
in 2025
Philippines
27.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
116th
Philippines rank
113th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 27.5% against 27.2% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 116th and Philippines ranks 113th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 2.7% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 17.7% | 2.0% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 18.4% | 2.9% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 31.1% | 13.5% | Philippines |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 39.3% | 22.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 27.2% | 3.3% | Philippines |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 29.3% | 9.6% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Egypt or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 27.5% against 27.2% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Egypt and Philippines?
- 0.3%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 116th and Philippines ranks 113th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).