Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU) was 5.72 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 979.62% from 529.4 billion in 2015 (26.86% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.72 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 1.21 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 529.4 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 5.72 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 309 million | 1961 |
| Average since 2016 | 1.96 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 319.7 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 77% on 2024 (from 3.23 trillion to 5.72 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.4% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 91.5% in 1974 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.7% in 2020. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 409.15 billion a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 39th highest value of the 137 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.
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 36th of 137: 6.56 trillion
- Serbia — 37th of 137: 6.09 trillion
- Armenia — 38th of 137: 6.07 trillion
- Czechia — 40th of 137: 5.23 trillion
- Burkina Faso — 41st of 137: 4.83 trillion
- Mali — 42nd of 137: 4.67 trillion
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 is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,715,500,000,000 |
| 2024 | 3,228,820,000,000 |
| 2023 | 2,167,600,000,000 |
| 2022 | 1,717,200,000,000 |
| 2021 | 1,285,700,000,000 |
| 2020 | 1,209,200,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,369,900,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,303,100,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,017,000,000,000 |
| 2016 | 539,200,000,000 |
Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 858.87 billion (2024)
- Algeria — 8.36 trillion (2025)
- Bahrain — 12.42 billion (2024)
- Djibouti — 787.38 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 92,886.9 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 135.87 trillion (2024)
- Israel — 536.17 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — 18.87 billion (2024)
- Lebanon — 1,369.48 trillion (2024)
- Libya — 168.27 billion (2025)
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$48.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU)?
- 5.72 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1.79 million% from 319.7 million in 1960 (16.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.72 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 309 million in 1961.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 39th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s imports of goods and services (current LCU) rose 77% on 2024 (from 3.23 trillion to 5.72 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +16.4% and a typical year strayed about 19.7% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CN, 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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