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About

Egypt-China In 2022, Egypt exported $1B to China. The main products that Egypt exported to China are Petroleum Gas ($249M), Refined Petroleum ($204M), and Crude Petroleum ($107M). During the last 27 years the exports of Egypt to China have increased at an annualized rate of 17.7%, from $12.3M in 1995 to $1B in 2022.

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

China-Egypt 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). During the last 27 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%, from $463M in 1995 to $16.7B in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Egypt ranked 66 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.069), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B). That same year, China ranked 24 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.01), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 27 years the exports of Egypt to China have increased at an annualized rate of 17.7%, from $12.3M in 1995 to $1B in 2022.

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 27 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 14.2%, from $463M in 1995 to $16.7B in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Egypt (Flag) and China (Flag)

Egypt Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Egypt than China were Palestine ($459M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from China than Egypt were United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

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

Comparative Advantage Egypt - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Egypt had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($576M), Textiles ($149M), and Vegetable Products ($79.6M).

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

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Egypt has comparative advantage over China. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more China has comparative advantage over Egypt.

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

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