Egypt (EGY) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Egypt-China Trade: In 2023, Egypt exported $1.13B to China. The main products that Egypt exported to China were Crude Petroleum ($228M), Petroleum Gas ($194M), and Calcium Phosphates ($106M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.87%, from $1.8B in 2018 to $1.13B in 2023.

In 2023, Egypt did not export any services to China.

China-Egypt Trade: In 2023, China exported $14.1B to Egypt. The main products that China exported to Egypt were Broadcasting Equipment ($767M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($681M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($445M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%, from $12.5B in 2018 to $14.1B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Egypt.

Comparison: In 2023, Egypt ranked 66 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.11), and 58 in total exports ($51.1B). That same year, China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T).

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In 2023, Egypt exported $1.13B to China. The main products exported from Egypt to China were Crude Petroleum ($228M), Petroleum Gas ($194M), and Calcium Phosphates ($106M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.87%, from $1.8B in 2018 to $1.13B in 2023.

In 2018, China exported $14.1B to Egypt. The main products exported from China to Egypt were Broadcasting Equipment ($767M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($681M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($445M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 2.34%, from $12.5B in 2023 to $14.1B in 2018.

Exports from Egypt () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Egypt () (2023)

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Trade between Egypt () and China ()

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Egypt
Top DestinationSaudi Arabia$5.31B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Egypt than China included Palestine ($496M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Egypt included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

Difference in imports from China () and Egypt () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - China

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

During 2023, Egypt had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($644M), Textiles ($147M), and Vegetable Products ($103M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Machines ($4.5B), Textiles ($2.23B), and Metals ($2.11B).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Egypt China+$709MPetroleum Gas

Top Product Potential China Egypt+$390MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Egypt () to China () (2023)

Exports from China () to Egypt () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Egypt () and China ()

Egypt Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from China () and Egypt () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

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Product Space of Egypt () and China () (2023)

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