Egypt Trade Balance

1957 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Egypt's Trade Balance

  • Egypt's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.7 USD bn in Nov 2025, compared with a deficit of 4.6 USD bn in the previous month
  • Egypt's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Nov 2025, with an averaged value of -279.4 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 180.9 USD mn in Sep 1980 and a record low of -5.6 USD bn in Jul 2024
CEIC extends history for monthly Trade Balance. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Trade Balance in USD. Trade Balance prior to July 1994 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about Egypt's Trade Balance

  • In the latest reports, Egypt's Total Exports reached 4.0 USD bn in Nov 2025, an increase of 12.9% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 8.7 USD bn in Nov 2025, an increase of 12.9% YoY (year-on-year)

View Egypt's Trade Balance from Jan 1957 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Egypt Trade Balance

What was Egypt's Trade Balance in Nov 2025?

Egypt's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 4.7 USD bn in Nov 2025, compared with a deficit of 4.6 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-4,673.1 Nov 2025 -4,580.0 Oct 2025 -5,552.4 Jul 2024 180.9 Sep 1980 USD mn monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025

Trade Balance by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -643.3 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1998 - Dec 2025
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 1,257.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) -450.9 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1995 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 2,240.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) -270.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -1,538.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,607.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) -1,860.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -253.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 1,673.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 157.2 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -660.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (USD mn) -259.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 4,342.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 299.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) -1,502.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) -316.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) -1,563.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Chile (USD mn) 3,811.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2026
China (USD mn) 114,107.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) -1,873.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Nov 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -1,660.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) -836.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 2,502.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 5,204.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 744.2 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1992 - Nov 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -4,673.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Estonia (USD mn) -316.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 10,202.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (USD mn) -245.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) -5,671.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) -1,174.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 20,000.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 3,890.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) -4,160.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -8,129.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 488.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -272.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) -25,040.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 2,512.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1967 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 43,142.0 2024 yearly 1948 - 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 6,649.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Nov 2025
Israel (USD mn) -3,176.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 5,455.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 416.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Japan (USD mn) -1,337.8 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Dec 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -888.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 600.4 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1995 - Nov 2025
Kenya (USD mn) -1,188.7 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Dec 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 8,740.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) -652.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 2,731.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -802.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Laos (USD mn) 418.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -394.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -1,508.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) -549.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) -1,023.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -1,323.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) -295.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -228.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,740.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) -224.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) -406.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -861.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -583.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 906.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) -319.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -2,650.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -5.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -1,023.0 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1974 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,434.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 30.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,213.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 4,245.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) 1,827.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) -3,840.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -519.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Panama (USD mn) -972.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) -364.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (USD mn) 3,731.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -3,524.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 119.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -3,362.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,869.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) -3,146.5 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) 9,361.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) -1,204.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,708.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) -190.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -246.7 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 1,376.9 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) -6,368.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1975 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -997.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) -464.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 796.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,425.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -15,919.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 25,317.772 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 330,374.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 57.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -754,518.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,832,896.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -853,710.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,100,573.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 1,290,092.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.471 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,673.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,019.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 694,547.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 317,147.492 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 119,078.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,692.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 19.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,686,776.647 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,008,906.420 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 200.623 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,193.565 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 28.643 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,675.889 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 220,502.530 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 421,698.989 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,673.090 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 204.348 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 176.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -3,239.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,405.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -57.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -457.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 163,713.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 34,763.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -22.341 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -298,879.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,616.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -31.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -176.600 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,971.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -4,344.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -1,634.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 10,731.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -9,616.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -57.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -309.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,000.100 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 128,950.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,760.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 412.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 1,066.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 89.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,182.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 78,830.169 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 291,148.226 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 20.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 28,697.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 18,166.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 320,050.626 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 19.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 340,859.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 30,186.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 197,462.093 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 28.10 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Aug 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 16,518,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 10,231,711.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 3,750,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 14,027,762.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 31,703.000 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2004 - Jan 2026
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 52,594.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,425,865.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 9,527,072.119 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 2003 - Aug 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 12,890,743.659 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024

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