Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (annual % growth) was 29.16% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 28.21 percentage points from 0.95% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 29.16% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -18.72% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.95% | 2015 |
| Highest | 52.51% | 2017 |
| Lowest | -18.72% | 2020 |
| Average since 2016 | 8.99% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -1.85% | 1961 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (annual % growth) rose 24.5 percentage points on 2024 (from 4.66% to 29.16%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 18.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 54.73 percentage points in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.26 percentage points in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 2nd highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 29.16% | 2025 |
| World | 5.65% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 8.08% | 2025 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Sudan — 1st of 128: 35%
- Argentina — 3rd of 128: 26.97%
- São Tomé and Principe — 4th of 128: 23.28%
- Niger — 5th of 128: 21.1%
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.16 |
| 2024 | 4.66 |
| 2023 | 1.12 |
| 2022 | 24.29 |
| 2021 | 0.4689 |
| 2020 | -18.72 |
| 2019 | -8.58 |
| 2018 | 7.25 |
| 2017 | 52.51 |
| 2016 | -2.22 |
| 2015 |
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$48.88 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.71 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$19.89 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 987.6 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$48.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (annual % growth)?
- 29.16% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1961?
- It is up 31 percentage points from -1.85% in 1961. The highest value was 52.51% in 2017 and the lowest -18.72% in 2020.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 2nd highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (annual % growth) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (annual % growth) rose 24.5 percentage points on 2024 (from 4.66% to 29.16%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 18.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KD.ZG, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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