Egypt vs World: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Egypt
- World
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.0% against 1.2% in World, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was World ahead.
Egypt ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | World |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 2.7% | 2.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Egypt or World?
- Egypt, at 2.0% against 1.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Egypt and World?
- 0.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and World rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Egypt ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th 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.