Full trade & compliance profile
Egypt — Trade & Compliance
Egypt's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
13
trade agreements
10
cargo treaties
19.70%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
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Egypt beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1Saudi Arabia10.9%
- 2Türkiye8.5%
- 3United Arab Emirates6.2%
- 4USA5.6%
- 5Italy5.0%
Top import sources
- 1China16.8%
- 2Saudi Arabia8.5%
- 3USA6.7%
- 4Russian Federation6.0%
- 5Türkiye4.3%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils16.4%
- 2Electrical machinery6.6%
- 3Pearls, precious stones & metals6.4%
- 4Fruits & nuts5.6%
- 5Plastics5.0%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils16.8%
- 2Machinery & mechanical appliances8.3%
- 3Cereals7.3%
- 4Electrical machinery6.5%
- 5Iron & steel5.5%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Saudi Arabia+2.50pp
- 2United Arab Emirates+2.19pp
- 3Switzerland+2.08pp
Declining export markets
- 1India−2.94pp
- 2Spain−2.34pp
- 3Rep. of Korea−2.23pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals+3.26pp
- 2Iron & steel+1.69pp
- 3Fruits & nuts+1.67pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−13.49pp
- 2Fertilizers−3.79pp
- 3Inorganic chemicals−1.05pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Egypt2021
AfCFTA (African Continental Free Trade) Agreement2019
Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - Egypt2017
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Seychelles2009
Agadir Agreement2007
EFTA - Egypt2007
Egypt - Türkiye2007
EU - Egypt2004
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - Accession of Egypt1999
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (PAFTA)1998
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)1994
Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (GSTP)1989
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (PTN)1973
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Vienna, 11 April 1980
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods. New York, 14 June 1974
- ✓United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade. Vienna, 19 April 1991
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
EGP
Egyptian Pound
MFN applied tariff
19.70%
simple average (2019)
Sanctions & restrictive measures
On the EU list
15
Listed entities includeSalehالظواهري ربيع محمد أيمن
15 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Sugar beet
13.9M t
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
30M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
3.4M terajoules
Top item per category of 139 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
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