Egypt (2025)
40.8
% of GDP
+7.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+7.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Egypt Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 40.8 +7.8pp
2024 33 +1.4pp
2023 31.6 +0.8pp
2022 30.8 +3.5pp
2021 27.3 +4.5pp
2020 22.8 -8.6pp
2019 31.4 -6.5pp
2018 37.9 +2.8pp
2017 35.1 +10.7pp
2016 24.4 -1.4pp
2015 25.8 -4.8pp
2014 30.6 -2.4pp
2013 33 -2.3pp
2012 35.3 -2.6pp
2011 37.9 +1.7pp
2010 36.2 +0.2pp
2009 36 -9.8pp
2008 45.8 +2.6pp
2007 43.2 +2.2pp
2006 41 +1.5pp

About this Dataset

Egypt recorded 40.8 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +7.8pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 18.8 in 2001 to 82.9 in 1988.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 82.9 % of GDP in 1988 and reached its lowest recorded value of 18.8 in 2001. The latest reading of 40.8 in 2025 represents a change of +7.8pp.