Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt
Egypt: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 10.7 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt is 10.7, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt peaked at 18.11 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.7, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 3rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.08 | 12.19 | 18.11 | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.65 | 10.7 | 16.67 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture share gdp 16.55 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.55 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population 57.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 67.58 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 60.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 1.25 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Egypt was 10.7 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 18.11 in 2017.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Egypt ranks 3rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK