Trade as a share of GDP in Egypt

Trade as a share of GDP in Egypt was 51.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 11.7 pts from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202551.3%
Change on 2024+11.7 pts
Rank156th of 171Countries ranked
Series high74.51981
Series low29.31968

Trade as a share of GDP in Egypt, 1960 to 2025

2030405060708019601970198019902000201020251960: 41.7 %1961: 37.4 %1962: 34.6 %1963: 41.3 %1964: 43.3 %1965: 37.3 %1966: 36.8 %1967: 35.9 %1968: 29.3 %1969: 30 %1970: 30.7 %1971: 31 %1972: 30.1 %1973: 31.7 %1974: 51.7 %1975: 53.7 %1976: 45.1 %1977: 53 %1978: 53.8 %1979: 69.5 %1980: 73.4 %1981: 74.5 %1982: 64.2 %1983: 57.1 %1984: 52.5 %1985: 46.1 %1986: 36.1 %1987: 35.3 %1988: 52.6 %1989: 50.1 %1990: 52.9 %1991: 62.8 %1992: 59.3 %1993: 55.9 %1994: 50.6 %1995: 50.2 %1996: 46.9 %1997: 43.7 %1998: 41.9 %1999: 38.4 %2000: 39 %2001: 39.8 %2002: 41 %2003: 46.2 %2004: 57.8 %2005: 63 %2006: 61.5 %2007: 65.1 %2008: 71.7 %2009: 56.6 %2010: 47.9 %2011: 45.3 %2012: 40.7 %2013: 40.4 %2014: 36.9 %2015: 34.8 %2016: 30.2 %2017: 42.8 %2018: 45.9 %2019: 41.1 %2020: 32.1 %2021: 29.9 %2022: 37 %2023: 40.5 %2024: 39.6 %2025: 51.3 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202551.3
202439.6
202340.5
202237
202129.9
202032.1
201941.1
201845.9
201742.8
201630.2
201534.8
201436.9
201340.4
201240.7
201145.3
201047.9
200956.6
200871.7
200765.1
200661.5
200563
200457.8
200346.2
200241
200139.8
200039
199938.4
199841.9
199743.7
199646.9
199550.2
199450.6
199355.9
199259.3
199162.8
199052.9
198950.1
198852.6
198735.3
198636.1
198546.1
198452.5
198357.1
198264.2
198174.5
198073.4
197969.5
197853.8
197753
197645.1
197553.7
197451.7
197331.7
197230.1
197131
197030.7
196930
196829.3
196735.9
196636.8
196537.3
196443.3
196341.3
196234.6
196137.4
196041.7

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Egypt?

Trade as a share of GDP in Egypt was 51.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 11.7 pts from 2024. That is the 156th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Egypt?

74.5% in 1981, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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