Egypt Trade Balance

1957 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Egypt's Trade Balance

  • Egypt's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 2.1 USD bn in Jan 2024, compared with a deficit of 3.0 USD bn in the previous month
  • Egypt's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Jan 2024, with an averaged value of -552.7 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 180.9 USD mn in Sep 1980 and a record low of -5.2 USD bn in Jul 2018
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 3.5 USD bn in Jan 2024, a decrease of 25.3% YoY (year-on-year)
  • Total Imports recorded 5.5 USD bn in Jan 2024, a decrease of 25.3% YoY (year-on-year)

View Egypt's Trade Balance from Jan 1957 to Jan 2024 in the chart:

Egypt Trade Balance

What was Egypt's Trade Balance in Jan 2024?

Egypt's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 2.1 USD bn in Jan 2024, compared with a deficit of 3.0 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-2,089.3 Jan 2024 -3,032.1 Dec 2023 -5,183.2 Jul 2018 180.9 Sep 1980 USD mn monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -402.6 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1998 - Nov 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -274.8 Mar 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 1,345.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 102.3 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1995 - Feb 2024
Australia (USD mn) 4,748.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Feb 2024
Austria (USD mn) 1,200.8 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 701.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 8,242.9 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Bangladesh (USD mn) -2,231.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Jan 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 98.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 1,030.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) -174.3 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1994 - Jan 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) -657.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Botswana (USD mn) -198.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 7,482.7 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 685.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) -684.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) -60.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 2013 - Feb 2024
Canada (USD mn) 1,030.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2024
Chile (USD mn) 1,524.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2024
China (USD mn) 39,705.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2024
Colombia (USD mn) -1,213.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2024
Croatia (USD mn) -1,210.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (USD mn) -617.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 1,829.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 885.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 439.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1992 - Jan 2024
Egypt (USD mn) -2,089.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Estonia (USD mn) -217.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
European Union (USD mn) 26,688.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Finland (USD mn) -300.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
France (USD mn) -8,052.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Georgia (USD mn) -650.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Germany (USD mn) 30,048.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 112.7 Aug 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Aug 2023
Greece (USD mn) -3,274.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) -5,325.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 0.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2024
Iceland (USD mn) -111.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
India (USD mn) -18,710.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 867.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2024
Iran (USD mn) 22,668.0 2021 yearly 1948 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 9,552.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2024
Israel (USD mn) -2,822.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2024
Italy (USD mn) 7,379.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,715.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Dec 2023
Japan (USD mn) -3,018.4 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2024
Jordan (USD mn) -942.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Jan 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,721.3 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1995 - Jan 2024
Kenya (USD mn) -957.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1992 - Jan 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 4,291.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) -429.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -806.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Laos (USD mn) 97.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 43.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) -397.4 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) -430.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) -668.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -977.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) -309.5 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2024
Malawi (USD mn) -42.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Feb 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 2,506.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2024
Malta (USD mn) -302.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) -310.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Mexico (USD mn) -1,609.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2024
Moldova (USD mn) -498.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 252.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) -280.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Morocco (USD mn) -2,252.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 89.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 183.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -893.2 Mar 2024 monthly Aug 1974 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 12,662.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) -133.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,889.4 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Norway (USD mn) 4,906.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Oman (USD mn) 2,280.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) -2,171.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Mar 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) -354.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2024
Panama (USD mn) -1,031.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 349.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Peru (USD mn) 1,473.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2024
Philippines (USD mn) -4,221.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Poland (USD mn) 1,590.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2024
Portugal (USD mn) -1,811.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 4,964.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2014 - Feb 2024
Romania (USD mn) -2,134.5 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1990 - Jan 2024
Russia (USD mn) 10,731.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 111,202.9 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Serbia (USD mn) -769.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 4,438.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 447.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) -1,069.1 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1991 - Feb 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 738.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Feb 2024
Spain (USD mn) -3,292.3 Jan 2024 monthly Feb 1974 - Jan 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) -319.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
Sudan (USD mn) -829.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 891.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 4,304.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -29,074.911 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,878.084 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 369,695.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,851.790 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 22,121.300 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,582.910 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,086,142.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -907,552.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -898,124.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,749,784.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 484,798.000 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2022
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 (%) 5.419 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,089.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,455.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -15.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Jan 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 549,982.176 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 274,989.359 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 69,318.411 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 5,545.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -25.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Jan 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,425,187.296 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 876,034.340 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 185.067 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 350.643 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 105.398 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 878.074 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -2,089.260 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 91,019.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 188,052.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 112.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -6,825.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,321.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -523.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 46.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -569.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 168,034.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 30,268.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -15.999 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -265,217.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 1,767.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 4,908.600 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -112.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -2,744.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -54.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) 1.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -523.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -7,944.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,199.700 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -407.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 137.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -638.400 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 4,516.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 114.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,602.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 568.800 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 318.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 181.100 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 141.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 81,870.864 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 295,399.385 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 16.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 28,824.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.219 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,003.000 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 328,175.720 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 18.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2005 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 335,228.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 26.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 31,664.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 167,679.483 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 32.75 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1997 - Oct 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.46 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2023
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 1,652,731.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 10,355,214.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 9,124,887.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 6,595,896.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,528,991.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 40,361.000 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 31,313.000 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2004 - Mar 2024
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 9,885,614.000 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2023

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