Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — all countries

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Egypt

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Egypt in 2025 — 40.78%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 189. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.39 pp.

2025 40.78% +7.79 pp vs 2024
World rank 133of 189
Period maximum 82.92%1988
Period minimum 18.54%1972

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Egypt, 1960–2025025507510019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 29.38%1962: 28.35%1964: 31.68%1966: 31.75%1968: 21.71%1970: 19.26%1972: 18.54%1974: 41.9%1976: 40.02%1978: 57.14%1980: 36.48%1982: 44.11%1984: 40.93%1986: 34.99%1988: 82.92%1990: 27.46%1992: 26.99%1994: 26.3%1996: 24.48%1998: 22.75%2000: 19.89%2002: 21.51%2004: 32.51%2006: 40.98%2008: 45.82%2010: 36.24%2012: 35.33%2014: 30.64%2016: 24.44%2018: 37.94%2020: 22.81%2022: 30.82%2024: 32.98%2025: 40.78%
Change over the period: +11.39 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 40.78%
World 43.89%
Northern Africa computed 48.97%
Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.78 +7.79 pp
2024 32.98 +1.34 pp
2023 31.65 +0.82 pp
2022 30.82 +3.54 pp
2021 27.28 +4.47 pp
2020 22.81 −8.56 pp
2019 31.38 −6.56 pp
2018 37.94 +2.82 pp
2017 35.12 +10.68 pp
2016 24.44 −1.34 pp
2015 25.78 −4.86 pp
2014 30.64 −2.36 pp
2013 33.01 −2.32 pp
2012 35.33 −2.57 pp
2011 37.9 +1.66 pp
2010 36.24 +0.29 pp
2009 35.96 −9.87 pp
2008 45.82 +2.64 pp
2007 43.18 +2.2 pp
2006 40.98 +1.55 pp
2005 39.44 +6.93 pp
2004 32.51 +7.15 pp
2003 25.36 +3.84 pp
2002 21.51 +2.69 pp
2001 18.83 −1.06 pp
2000 19.89 −1.7 pp
1999 21.59 −1.16 pp
1998 22.75 +0.91 pp
1997 21.84 −2.64 pp
1996 24.48 −0.75 pp
1995 25.22 −1.07 pp
1994 26.3 +2 pp
1993 24.3 −2.69 pp
1992 26.99 −3.83 pp
1991 30.81 +3.36 pp
1990 27.46 −36.78 pp
1989 64.24 −18.68 pp
1988 82.92 +32.05 pp
1987 50.86 +15.87 pp
1986 34.99 −2.95 pp
1985 37.94 −2.99 pp
1984 40.93 −2.63 pp
1983 43.56 −0.54 pp
1982 44.11 −10.17 pp
1981 54.28 +17.79 pp
1980 36.48 +4.98 pp
1979 31.5 −25.64 pp
1978 57.14 +11.85 pp
1977 45.3 +5.28 pp
1976 40.02 −5.85 pp
1975 45.87 +3.97 pp
1974 41.9 +21.74 pp
1973 20.16 +1.62 pp
1972 18.54 −1.31 pp
1971 19.85 +0.59 pp
1970 19.26 −1.94 pp
1969 21.2 −0.51 pp
1968 21.71 −2.51 pp
1967 24.23 −7.53 pp
1966 31.75 +0.66 pp
1965 31.1 −0.58 pp
1964 31.68 −2.66 pp
1963 34.34 +5.99 pp
1962 28.35 +1.98 pp
1961 26.37 −3.02 pp
1960 29.38

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The sum of exports and imports of goods as a percent of GDP. It differs from trade openness in that services are not counted here, and the difference between the two indicators is exactly what shows the weight of services in a country's foreign trade. The highest values come not from large exporters but from transshipment economies — Singapore, Hong Kong, Luxembourg — where goods are brought in to be sent out again, and both flows are counted in full.

Important: Goods only. The value can exceed 100% of GDP: exports and imports are counted at the full value of the goods while GDP is counted as value added, so in transshipment economies the values run to several hundred percent.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.