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Exports $16.7BRnk 38 / 211
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Top Product $927MBroadcasting Equipment
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Exports $1BRnk 17 / 184
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Top Product $249MPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.1Rnk 69 / 133
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH70.8%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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China-Egypt Trade: In 2022, China exported $16.7B to Egypt. The main products that China exported to Egypt were Broadcasting Equipment ($927M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($474M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($458M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $10B in 2017 to $16.7B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Egypt.

Egypt-China Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $1B to China. The main products that Egypt exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($249M), Refined Petroleum ($204M), and Crude Petroleum ($107M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%,  from $845M in 2017 to $1B in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, China exported $1.53B and imported $32M from Egypt, resulting in a positive trade balance of $1.5B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of China have increased by $369M (31.7%) from $1.16B to $1.53B, while imports decreased by $-7.9M (-19.8%) from $39.9M to $32M.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of China to Egypt were Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($61.6M), Light Fixtures ($56.5M), Other toys ($48M), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... ($38.5M), and Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($36M). In August 2024 the top imports of China from Egypt were Petroleum Gas ($49.6M), Raw Cotton ($9.23M), Flax Fibers ($6.78M), Raw Aluminium ($1.7M), and Citrus ($1.53M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($463M), Guangdong Province ($234M), Jiangsu Province ($219M), Shandong Province ($191M), and Shanghai Province ($53.2M), while imports destinations were mainly Zhejiang Province ($9.96M), Jiangsu Province ($6.39M), Shandong Province ($4.7M), Shanghai Province ($3.02M), and Guangdong Province ($2.13M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Egypt was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Iron Pipes ($25.6M or 535%), Bi-Wheel Vehicle Parts ($11.3M or 59%), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($8.71M or 1.88k%). In August 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Egypt was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in N/A.

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$369M(31.7%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$-7.9M(-19.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Zhejiang Province$463M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, China exported $16.7B to Egypt. The main products exported from China to Egypt were Broadcasting Equipment ($927M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($474M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($458M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 10.7%, from $10B in 2017 to $16.7B in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $1B to China. The main products exported from Egypt to China were Petroleum Gas ($249M), Refined Petroleum ($204M), and Crude Petroleum ($107M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to China have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $845M in 2022 to $1B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Egypt (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Egypt (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B
Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Egypt. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Egypt or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Egypt included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than China included Palestine ($459M).

Difference in imports from Egypt (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Egypt

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This chart compares trade between China and Egypt by product, considering products traded by both, China and Egypt.

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Machines ($4.97B), Metals ($2.37B), and Textiles ($2.27B).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($576M), Textiles ($149M), and Vegetable Products ($79.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Egypt+$390MTelephones
Top Product Potential Egypt China+$709MPetroleum Gas

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Egypt (Flag) (2022)

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