Egypt vs IDA only: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Egypt
- IDA only
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.0% against 1.3% in IDA only, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times IDA only's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 23rd and IDA only ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 2.0% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.9% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Egypt or IDA only?
- Egypt, at 2.0% against 1.3% in IDA only as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Egypt and IDA only?
- 0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and IDA only?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and IDA only rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and IDA only ranks 20th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.