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About

United States-Egypt Trade: In 2022, United States exported $6.61B to Egypt. The main products that United States exported to Egypt were Soybeans ($1.97B), Petroleum Gas ($763M), and Coal Briquettes ($396M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $3.65B in 2017 to $6.61B in 2022.

In 2022, United States did not export any services to Egypt.

Egypt-United States Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $3.21B to United States. The main products that Egypt exported to United States were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($328M), Knit Sweaters ($281M), and Knit T-shirts ($234M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%,  from $1.88B in 2017 to $3.21B in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to United States.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as IKEA Group (242), Jushi Fiberglass (209), and SIGMA Corp (60) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Egypt to the United States. Conversely, Other (219), Unknown (156), and Jushi Egypt For Fiberglass (130) were notable for importing products to Egypt from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United States exported $6.61B to Egypt. The main products exported from United States to Egypt were Soybeans ($1.97B), Petroleum Gas ($763M), and Coal Briquettes ($396M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 12.6%, from $3.65B in 2017 to $6.61B in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $3.21B to United States. The main products exported from Egypt to United States were Non-Knit Men's Suits ($328M), Knit Sweaters ($281M), and Knit T-shirts ($234M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 11.3%, from $1.88B in 2022 to $3.21B in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Egypt (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Egypt (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Egypt included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than United States included Libya ($960M), Sudan ($789M), and Palestine ($459M).

Difference in imports from Egypt (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - Egypt

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Vegetable Products ($2.18B), Mineral Products ($1.5B), and Chemical Products ($727M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($1.92B), Vegetable Products ($204M), and Foodstuffs ($200M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Egypt+$166MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Egypt United States+$161MRefined 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 United States and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Egypt (Flag) (2022)

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