Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Egypt
Egypt: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 27.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: 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. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Egypt is 27.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Egypt peaked at 38.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 116th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1961 | 13.0% | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 16.1% | +24.2% |
| 1963 | 18.7% | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 17.1% | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 16.2% | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 18.4% | +13.9% |
| 1967 | 12.9% | -30.1% |
| 1968 | 10.2% | -20.4% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 8.9% | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 9.7% | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 8.7% | -10.1% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | +192.9% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | +29.8% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 28.4% | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 38.2% | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | -53.1% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 31.5% | +66.5% |
| 1982 | 27.5% | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | -55.4% |
| 1986 | 17.9% | +52.2% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 20.8% | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +25.9% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 18.4% | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -11.3% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 12.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | +83.3% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 26.9% | +71.8% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 24.6% | -21.5% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -36.8% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +25.7% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | +16.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 27.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 27.2%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +192.9% | 8.0% | 23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 9.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.8% | 8.0% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 11.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 11.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 15.6% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 15.5% | 27.2% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Egypt?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Egypt was 27.2% in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).