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About

Ethiopia-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $5.65M to Egypt. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Egypt were Coffee ($1.94M), Light Mixed Woven Cotton ($1.31M), and Sowing Seeds ($717k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $10.2M in 2017 to $5.65M in 2022.

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

Egypt-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $509M to Ethiopia. The main products that Egypt exported to Ethiopia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($376M), Scented Mixtures ($19.6M), and Refined Petroleum ($15.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.1%,  from $187M in 2017 to $509M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Ethiopia exported $5.65M to Egypt. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Egypt were Coffee ($1.94M), Light Mixed Woven Cotton ($1.31M), and Sowing Seeds ($717k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Egypt have decreased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $10.2M in 2017 to $5.65M in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $509M to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Egypt to Ethiopia were Nitrogenous Fertilizers ($376M), Scented Mixtures ($19.6M), and Refined Petroleum ($15.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Ethiopia have increased at an annualized rate of 18.1%, from $187M in 2022 to $509M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Egypt included Somalia ($265M), Djibouti ($86.8M), and Hong Kong ($74.3M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Ethiopia included Turkey ($4.23B), Italy ($3.32B), and Spain ($3B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Egypt

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Vegetable Products ($4.06M), Textiles ($1.36M), and Animal Products ($97.8k).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Chemical Products ($425M), Foodstuffs ($26.9M), and Mineral Products ($15.8M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Egypt+$4.41MCoffee
Top Product Potential Egypt Ethiopia+$16.6MRefined Petroleum

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 Ethiopia and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Ethiopia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Ethiopia.

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

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