Exports of goods and services in Egypt
Egypt: Exports of goods and services was 23.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Exports of goods and services in Egypt, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.7% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 323.0% on the previous year and up 60,608.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Egypt peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -34.6%, in 1968.
That places Egypt 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exports of goods and services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -6.7% | — |
| 1962 | -8.1% | +20.4% |
| 1963 | 23.0% | -383.9% |
| 1964 | 15.5% | -32.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -99.6% |
| 1966 | 4.5% | +7795.5% |
| 1967 | 6.8% | +52.7% |
| 1968 | -34.6% | -607.9% |
| 1969 | 15.3% | -144.4% |
| 1970 | 9.9% | -35.5% |
| 1971 | 5.1% | -48.3% |
| 1972 | -1.8% | -134.3% |
| 1973 | 4.4% | -351.9% |
| 1974 | 4.7% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 23.3% | +396.1% |
| 1976 | 12.4% | -46.8% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | +228.2% |
| 1978 | 2.7% | -93.4% |
| 1979 | 14.4% | +436.1% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +18.5% |
| 1981 | 29.7% | +74.6% |
| 1982 | -10.4% | -135.1% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | -171.7% |
| 1984 | 5.8% | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -81.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +68.4% |
| 1987 | -7.2% | -486.5% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -256.1% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +49.1% |
| 1990 | 7.1% | -57.1% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -53.3% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +287.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | -90.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -58.2% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +2061.3% |
| 1996 | 1.8% | -84.2% |
| 1997 | -0.9% | -153.2% |
| 1998 | -2.7% | +180.2% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -445.3% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -53.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +51.1% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +178.1% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +83.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +23.5% |
| 2009 | -14.5% | -150.5% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | -79.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -141.8% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | -284.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -296.4% |
| 2014 | -10.9% | -342.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2016 | -15.0% | +38315.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -672.5% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -63.3% |
| 2019 | -2.7% | -108.5% |
| 2020 | -23.7% | +780.9% |
| 2021 | -13.8% | -41.5% |
| 2022 | 57.3% | -514.1% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -45.3% |
| 2024 | -10.6% | -133.8% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | -323.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 8.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.7%, 4.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -38315.2% | -0.0% | -15.0% |
| 1966 | +7795.5% | 0.1% | 4.5% |
| 1995 | +2061.3% | 0.5% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8% | -34.6% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.6% | -1.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.3% | -10.4% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | -2.7% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.3% | -14.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | -15.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | -23.7% | 57.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Egypt?
- Exports of goods and services in Egypt was 23.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.6% in 1968.
- How does Egypt rank for exports of goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60,608.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Exports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.