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About

United Arab Emirates-Egypt Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $5.53B to Egypt. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Egypt were Refined Petroleum ($1B), Broadcasting Equipment ($622M), and Ethylene Polymers ($334M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $2.53B in 2017 to $5.53B in 2022.

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

Egypt-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $2.36B to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Egypt exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($860M), Video Displays ($376M), and Knit T-shirts ($179M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.37%,  from $2.4B in 2017 to $2.36B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B). 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

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In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $5.53B to Egypt. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Egypt were Refined Petroleum ($1B), Broadcasting Equipment ($622M), and Ethylene Polymers ($334M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $2.53B in 2017 to $5.53B in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $2.36B to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Egypt to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($860M), Video Displays ($376M), and Knit T-shirts ($179M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.37%, from $2.4B in 2022 to $2.36B in 2017.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Egypt (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Egypt (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top Destination
India$51B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Egypt included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than United Arab Emirates included Greece ($1.63B), Spain ($3B), and Italy ($3.32B).

Difference in imports from Egypt (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Egypt

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Machines ($1.63B), Mineral Products ($1.02B), and Metals ($620M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($867M), Machines ($457M), and Textiles ($221M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Egypt+$161MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Egypt United Arab Emirates+$16.6MInsulated Wire

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 Arab Emirates and Egypt. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates 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 Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Egypt (Flag) (2022)

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