Trade in services in Egypt
Egypt: Trade in services was 17.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trade in services in Egypt, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Egypt is 17.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Egypt peaked at 30.1% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 117th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.2% | — |
| 1978 | 21.5% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 21.9% | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 22.7% | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 19.1% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 15.9% | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 21.4% | +36.0% |
| 1989 | 18.8% | -12.1% |
| 1990 | 22.7% | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | +10.8% |
| 1993 | 28.5% | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 26.4% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +29.0% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 19.8% | 21.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 15.4% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 17.2% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 16.6% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 9.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 8.7% | 17.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 114 Senegal 18.1% compare
- 115 Republic of Korea 17.9% compare
- 116 Syrian Arab Republic 17.7% compare
- 118 Central African Republic 17.3% compare
- 119 Oman 17.2% compare
- 120 Cambodia 16.7% compare
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -6.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 397.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,751 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Egypt?
- Trade in services in Egypt was 17.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1992.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for trade in services?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.