Share of imports that come from China in Egypt
Egypt: Share of imports that come from China was 18.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Egypt, 1948–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Egypt is 18.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 78 years on record.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Egypt peaked at 18.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1952.
That places Egypt 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.1% | — |
| 1949 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | +48.6% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -16.8% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +29.0% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +47.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1956 | 2.5% | +1163.7% |
| 1957 | 4.6% | +81.9% |
| 1958 | 4.5% | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 4.3% | -3.1% |
| 1960 | 3.5% | -19.4% |
| 1961 | 3.2% | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 3.0% | -8.5% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -14.2% |
| 1964 | 2.2% | -12.7% |
| 1965 | 3.3% | +50.5% |
| 1966 | 4.1% | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 3.2% | -22.1% |
| 1968 | 3.4% | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 2.2% | -35.5% |
| 1970 | 2.2% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +49.6% |
| 1973 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9% | -73.3% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +34.4% |
| 1977 | 1.3% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -30.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | -19.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +74.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -27.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | +17.1% |
| 1990 | 1.2% | +27.1% |
| 1991 | 1.4% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +69.0% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | +22.6% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.8% | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | +50.1% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 14.2% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +14.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 18.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 18.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.7%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | +1163.7% | 0.2% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.1% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 8.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 18.7% | 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 share of imports that come from china in Egypt?
- Share of imports that come from china in Egypt was 18.7% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1952.
- How does Egypt rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Egypt ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.