Agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt
Egypt: Agricultural raw materials imports was 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 2.1% for agricultural raw materials imports in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt peaked at 8.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.4% | — |
| 1966 | 6.2% | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 5.7% | -10.4% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +28.5% |
| 1970 | 8.3% | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -23.4% |
| 1972 | 8.9% | +39.3% |
| 1973 | 7.0% | -20.8% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 5.5% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +69.8% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -34.7% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1% | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 4.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +46.6% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -28.7% |
| 1987 | 5.4% | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 7.1% | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | -17.4% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8%, 2.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +69.8% | 4.9% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 5.7% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt?
- Agricultural raw materials imports in Egypt was 2.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest agricultural raw materials imports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural raw materials imports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.