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A Mediterranean country that connects Africa’s northeast corner with Asia’s southwest corner via the Sinai Peninsula’s land bridge, the Arab Republic of Egypt imported US$101 billion worth of product in 2025.

That dollar amount results from a 13.3% increase from $89.2 billion five years earlier in 2021.

From 2024 to 2025, the total cost of Egyptian purchases of imported goods grew by 6.7% compared to $94.7 billion starting from 2024.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, Egypt uses the Egyptian pound which depreciated by -10.6% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The weaker local currency in 2025 made Egypt’s imports paid for in stronger US dollars in 2025 relatively more expensive than in 2024 when converted starting from Egyptian pounds.

Domestically, the inflation rate for Egypt’s average consumer prices was 19.651% in 2025–lower than the average 33.302% for 2024.

The latest available country-specific data shows that 52.9% of products imported into Egypt was supplied by exporters in: mainland China (18.6% of the Egyptian total), United States of America (6.8%), Saudi Arabia (5.5%), Russia (3.6%), Germany (3.4%), Brazil (2.69%), Türkiye (2.68%), India (2.58%), Italy (2.1%), United Arab Emirates (1.75%), Israel (1.68%) and Indonesia (1.56%).

From a continental perspective, half (49.9%) of Egypt’s total imports by value was purchased from suppliers in Asian countries. Trade partners based in Europe provided another 29% worth of overall imports purchased by Egypt.

Smaller percentages came from exporters in North America (13.2%), Latin America (5.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.9%), and Oceania (0.6%) mostly those in Australia and New Zealand.

Given Egypt’s population of 109.5 million people, its total US$101 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $925 in average yearly product demand from every person in the northeast African country. That dollar statistic exceeds the average $900 per capita worth of imports in 2024.

Egypt’s top 10 imports approached two-thirds (64.9%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.

Mineral fuels including oil represent the fastest-growing import product category for Egypt thanks to a 27.4% advance from 2024.

That category outpaced imports of vehicles (up 20.4% from 2024), machinery including computers (up 13.2%) then oil seeds (up 10.9%).

Double-digit percentage decliners were Egyptian imports of the metals iron and steel (down -17.2% from 2024) then pharmaceuticals (down -16.6%).

Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.

Information presented below is from the more granular 4-digit HTS code perspective.

Applying the more detailed codes, Egypt spent the most on imported petroleum gases (10% of the Egyptian total), processed petroleum oils (9.3%), wheat (3.7%), cars (3.1%), corn (2.9%), medication mixes in dosage (2.4%), soya beans (2.2%), phone devices including smartphones (1.7%), crude oil (1.5%) then palm oil (also 1.5%).

Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 711.4%), peat (up 205.2%) then crude oil (up 82.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels-related goods among Egyptian businesses and consumers.

Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of liquid pumps and elevators (up 33%), lifting and loading machinery (up 31.7%) then miscellaneous machinery (up 28.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gain within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery including computers among Egyptian businesses and consumers.

Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of barley (up 150.4%), corn (up 28.4%) then rice (up 27.8%) grew from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gain within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported cereals among Egyptian businesses and consumers.

Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of integrated circuits or microassemblies (up 52%), electric storage batteries (up 52%) then phone devices including smartphones (up 46.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of electronics-related imports among Egyptian businesses and consumers.

See also Egypt’s Top 10 Exports, Uganda’s Top 10 Exports, Somalia’s Top 10 Exports, Turkey’s Top Trading Partners and India’s Top Trading Partners

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook report on South Asia: Sri Lanka. Accessed on July 27, 2026

International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on July 27, 2026

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 27, 2026

Wikipedia, Egypt. Accessed on July 27, 2026