Aircraft, Spacecraft Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $65.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99.5% of that total.
1. Germany: $21.8 million (33.2%)
2. France: $18.9 million (28.7%)
3. United Kingdom: $11.8 million (17.9%)
4. United States: $9 million (13.7%)
5. Netherlands: $1.3 million (2%)
6. Saudi Arabia: $1.1 million (1.7%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $951,000 (1.4%)
8. Singapore: $292,000 (0.4%)
9. Thailand: $128,000 (0.19%)
10. Japan: $124,000 (0.2%)
Alcoholic Beverages Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $59.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 91.1% of that total.
1. United Kingdom: $13.7 million (23%)
2. France: $12.2 million (20.4%)
3. Germany: $8.1 million (13.6%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $4.4 million (7.4%)
5. Austria: $4.1 million (6.8%)
6. United States: $3.4 million (5.7%)
7. Jordan: $2.8 million (4.7%)
8. Saudi Arabia: $2.7 million (4.6%)
9. Italy: $1.7 million (2.8%)
10. Lebanon: $1.3 million (2.1%)
Aluminum Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $342.7 million. The 10 countries below supplied 89.9% of that total.
1. France: $67.5 million (19.7%)
2. China: $55.5 million (16.2%)
3. Bahrain: $39.3 million (11.5%)
4. Germany: $39.3 million (11.5%)
5. Turkey: $29.6 million (8.6%)
6. Italy: $22.5 million (6.6%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $18.4 million (5.4%)
8. Saudi Arabia: $17.6 million (5.1%)
9. India: $14.3 million (4.2%)
10. Netherlands: $4.1 million (1.2%)
Automobile Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $5.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 87% of that total.
1. Japan: $854.8 million (16.3%)
2. South Korea: $826.3 million (15.8%)
3. Germany: $763.7 million (14.6%)
4. Czech Republic: $519.8 million (9.9%)
5. Thailand: $498.3 million (9.5%)
6. China: $445.6 million (8.5%)
7. India: $284.2 million (5.4%)
8. Turkey: $187.9 million (3.6%)
9. Spain: $91 million (1.7%)
10. France: $88.1 million (1.7%)
Cereals Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $5.1 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 96.6% of that total.
1. Ukraine: $1.2 billion (24.1%)
2. Russia: $1.1 billion (22.7%)
3. United States: $816.7 million (16.2%)
4. Romania: $559.8 million (11.1%)
5. Argentina: $378.4 million (7.5%)
6. France: $331.8 million (6.6%)
7. Brazil: $293.4 million (5.8%)
8. Lithuania: $59.6 million (1.2%)
9. Australia: $53.7 million (1.1%)
10. Poland: $25.6 million (0.5%)
Organic Chemicals Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 81.5% of that total.
1. China: $284.2 million (18.3%)
2. Germany: $273.9 million (17.6%)
3. South Korea: $183.2 million (11.8%)
4. India: $126 million (8.1%)
5. France: $106.1 million (6.8%)
6. Switzerland: $88.6 million (5.7%)
7. United States: $72.4 million (4.7%)
8. Belgium: $50.2 million (3.2%)
9. Saudi Arabia: $43 million (2.8%)
10. United Kingdom: $40.3 million (2.6%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $814.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 98.1% of that total.
1. China: $622.1 million (76.3%)
2. Turkey: $55.4 million (6.8%)
3. Spain: $55.2 million (6.8%)
4. United Arab Emirates: $17.9 million (2.2%)
5. Germany: $14.4 million (1.8%)
6. Bulgaria: $13.1 million (1.6%)
7. India: $7.2 million (0.9%)
8. Italy: $5.8 million (0.7%)
9. France: $4.6 million (0.6%)
10. United States: $3.7 million (0.4%)
Copper Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $921.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 77.3% of that total.
1. Spain: $159.4 million (17.3%)
2. Bulgaria: $121.6 million (13.2%)
3. Zambia: $99.2 million (10.8%)
4. Sudan (North + South): $81.1 million (8.8%)
5. Germany: $77.8 million (8.4%)
6. Italy: $40.1 million (4.3%)
7. Russia: $37.1 million (4%)
8. China: $33.9 million (3.7%)
9. Syrian Arab Republic: $32.2 million (3.5%)
10. Congo: $29.3 million (3.2%)
Electronic Equipment Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $4.7 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84.5% of that total.
1. China: $1.5 billion (32.1%)
2. Germany: $662.7 million (14.1%)
3. France: $457.9 million (9.8%)
4. South Korea: $306.8 million (6.5%)
5. Italy: $285.5 million (6.1%)
6. United States: $276.6 million (5.9%)
7. United Kingdom: $154.4 million (3.3%)
8. India: $121.4 million (2.6%)
9. Sweden: $105 million (2.2%)
10. Turkey: $85.9 million (1.8%)
Footwear Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $102 million. The 10 countries below supplied 97% of that total.
1. China: $74.5 million (73%)
2. Italy: $5.3 million (5.2%)
3. Spain: $5.3 million (5.1%)
4. Indonesia: $3.7 million (3.6%)
5. Germany: $2.8 million (2.8%)
6. Viet Nam: $2.7 million (2.6%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $1.6 million (1.6%)
8. United States: $1.4 million (1.4%)
9. Turkey: $1.1 million (1.1%)
10. Thailand: $616,000 (0.6%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $314.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 83.5% of that total.
1. China: $125.2 million (39.8%)
2. Germany: $29.8 million (9.5%)
3. Italy: $28.1 million (8.9%)
4. Turkey: $25.5 million (8.1%)
5. United States: $20.1 million (6.4%)
6. Spain: $9.3 million (3%)
7. Poland: $8 million (2.5%)
8. South Korea: $6.6 million (2.1%)
9. India: $5.2 million (1.7%)
10. France: $4.9 million (1.5%)
Gems, Precious Metals Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $917.5 million. The 10 countries below supplied 99.7% of that total.
1. United Arab Emirates: $556.3 million (60.6%)
2. Switzerland: $253.5 million (27.6%)
3. United Kingdom: $38.1 million (4.2%)
4. Turkey: $16.7 million (1.8%)
5. Germany: $15 million (1.6%)
6. Belgium: $10 million (1.1%)
7. United States: $9.8 million (1.1%)
8. China: $7.8 million (0.8%)
9. Saudi Arabia: $5.5 million (0.6%)
10. Italy: $2.2 million (0.2%)
Inorganic Chemicals Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $237.8 million. The 10 countries below supplied 55% of that total.
1. Belgium: $27.4 million (11.5%)
2. Poland: $24.7 million (10.4%)
3. France: $23.3 million (9.8%)
4. United States: $18.4 million (7.7%)
5. Germany: $18 million (7.6%)
6. Tunisia: $11.8 million (5%)
7. Netherlands: $3.2 million (1.4%)
8. Austria: $2.1 million (0.9%)
9. Sweden: $903,000 (0.4%)
10. Japan: $901,000 (0.4%)
Iron and Steel Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $4.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 85.1% of that total.
1. Ukraine: $1.3 billion (31%)
2. Russia: $546.3 million (12.6%)
3. China: $360.8 million (8.3%)
4. United States: $338.9 million (7.8%)
5. Turkey: $321.1 million (7.4%)
6. Belgium: $277.1 million (6.4%)
7. United Kingdom: $253.9 million (5.9%)
8. Japan: $101.1 million (2.3%)
9. Netherlands: $79.8 million (1.8%)
10. Canada: $67 million (1.5%)
Iron or Steel Product Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $2.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 84% of that total.
1. China: $539.2 million (20.9%)
2. Italy: $447 million (17.3%)
3. United States: $418.7 million (16.2%)
4. Germany: $309.3 million (12%)
5. Turkey: $118.6 million (4.6%)
6. United Kingdom: $92.6 million (3.6%)
7. France: $73.3 million (2.8%)
8. India: $61.4 million (2.4%)
9. Spain: $56.4 million (2.2%)
10. United Arab Emirates: $54.2 million (2.1%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $5.8 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 80.3% of that total.
1. China: $1.1 billion (19.4%)
2. Italy: $1 billion (17.7%)
3. Germany: $1 billion (17.4%)
4. United States: $502.2 million (8.7%)
5. South Korea: $235.2 million (4.1%)
6. Japan: $166.1 million (2.9%)
7. Turkey: $154.1 million (2.7%)
8. United Kingdom: $152.2 million (2.6%)
9. Thailand: $145.5 million (2.5%)
10. France: $137.2 million (2.4%)
Meat Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $1.6 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 99.4% of that total.
1. Brazil: $747.3 million (46%)
2. India: $535.6 million (33%)
3. United States: $263.2 million (16.2%)
4. Australia: $41.5 million (2.6%)
5. New Zealand: $7.1 million (0.4%)
6. France: $6.1 million (0.4%)
7. Netherlands: $5.8 million (0.4%)
8. Germany: $2.3 million (0.1%)
9. Sudan (North + South): $2 million (0.1%)
10. Japan: $1.8 million (0.1%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $901.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 86% of that total.
1. Germany: $271.5 million (30.1%)
2. United States: $120.6 million (13.4%)
3. China: $95.8 million (10.6%)
4. Italy: $70.8 million (7.9%)
5. South Korea: $62.7 million (7%)
6. Japan: $46.2 million (5.1%)
7. United Kingdom: $44.3 million (4.9%)
8. France: $33.3 million (3.7%)
9. Netherlands: $17.1 million (1.9%)
10. Switzerland: $12.7 million (1.4%)
Oil Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $9.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 89.7% of that total.
1. Kuwait: $3.5 billion (35.1%)
2. Saudi Arabia: $1.3 billion (13%)
3. Malta: $902.5 million (9.1%)
4. Turkey: $818.7 million (8.3%)
5. Iraq: $677.2 million (6.8%)
6. Spain: $423.4 million (4.3%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $392.6 million (4%)
8. Italy: $305 million (3.1%)
9. Greece: $304.1 million (3.1%)
10. United States: $287.7 million (2.9%)
Paper Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $1.2 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 66.1% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $172.6 million (14.3%)
2. Germany: $87.3 million (7.2%)
3. China: $86.2 million (7.1%)
4. Russia: $81.7 million (6.8%)
5. Austria: $75.4 million (6.2%)
6. United States: $69.5 million (5.8%)
7. Sweden: $68.2 million (5.7%)
8. Italy: $56.6 million (4.7%)
9. Portugal: $54.3 million (4.5%)
10. Finland: $45.8 million (3.8%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $279.2 million. The 10 countries below supplied 80% of that total.
1. Germany: $54.2 million (19.4%)
2. France: $28.1 million (10.1%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $26.6 million (9.5%)
4. United Kingdom: $26.5 million (9.5%)
5. India: $23.5 million (8.4%)
6. Ireland: $14 million (5%)
7. United Arab Emirates: $13.6 million (4.9%)
8. Switzerland: $13.4 million (4.8%)
9. United States: $12.7 million (4.6%)
10. Netherlands: $10.8 million (3.9%)
Pharmaceuticals Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 91.1% of that total.
1. Germany: $755.3 million (40%)
2. Switzerland: $300 million (15.9%)
3. France: $175.3 million (9.3%)
4. United States: $114.1 million (6%)
5. United Kingdom: $88 million (4.7%)
6. Denmark: $72.9 million (3.9%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $67.3 million (3.6%)
8. Belgium: $55.5 million (2.9%)
9. Netherlands: $49 million (2.6%)
10. Italy: $43.1 million (2.3%)
Plastics Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $3.3 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 77.7% of that total.
1. Saudi Arabia: $775.4 million (23.5%)
2. China: $318 million (9.6%)
3. United States: $300.6 million (9.1%)
4. Germany: $242.4 million (7.3%)
5. South Korea: $224.9 million (6.8%)
6. United Arab Emirates: $191.3 million (5.8%)
7. Italy: $150.8 million (4.6%)
8. Taiwan: $122.5 million (3.7%)
9. Turkey: $120.7 million (3.7%)
10. Belgium: $117.1 million (3.5%)
Rubber Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $974.6 million. The 10 countries below supplied 79.8% of that total.
1. Japan: $175.8 million (18%)
2. China: $155.9 million (16%)
3. Thailand: $121 million (12.4%)
4. Turkey: $78.5 million (8.1%)
5. Germany: $60.2 million (6.2%)
6. Indonesia: $50 million (5.1%)
7. South Korea: $42.3 million (4.3%)
8. India: $37.1 million (3.8%)
9. Malaysia: $30.8 million (3.2%)
10. Italy: $25.9 million (2.7%)
Wood Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $1.9 billion. The 10 countries below supplied 92.5% of that total.
1. Russia: $495.9 million (26.5%)
2. Sweden: $423.7 million (22.7%)
3. Finland: $308.4 million (16.5%)
4. China: $115 million (6.2%)
5. Romania: $108.5 million (5.8%)
6. Croatia: $79.6 million (4.3%)
7. Latvia: $65.6 million (3.5%)
8. Germany: $56.8 million (3%)
9. Malaysia: $46.6 million (2.5%)
10. United States: $30.8 million (1.6%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Imports
Egyptian imports for this product category were $65.3 million. The 10 countries below supplied 96.1% of that total.
1. China: $36.5 million (55.9%)
2. Turkey: $8.4 million (12.9%)
3. Saudi Arabia: $5 million (7.6%)
4. Bangladesh: $4.2 million (6.4%)
5. United Arab Emirates: $4.1 million (6.4%)
6. India: $1.5 million (2.2%)
7. Germany: $1.3 million (2%)
8. Italy: $934,000 (1.4%)
9. Syrian Arab Republic: $484,000 (0.7%)
10. Sri Lanka: $399,000 (0.6%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for leading Egyptian import countries from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Egypt Import Partners 2014
Fastest-Growing Egyptian Import Countries
Research Note:
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
Import numbers rarely match the source exporters’ stats. Reasons for import-export statistical discrepancies include
re-exports, time lags, misallocations, distinct trade reporting systems, different quantity measurements and country confidentiality rules. Also, transportation and insurance
costs are sometimes added to import totals.
Egypt imported US$71.3 billion worth of goods from its international trade buddies in 2014. The adjacent list reveals its 10 top trade partners, accounting for 55.5% of total Egyptian imports.
