31 Oct 2021

CAPMAS (The Center for Public Mobilization & Statistics) reported that trade between Egypt and the G20 countries shot up by over 39% YoY in 1H21 to reach USD9bn. Meanwhile, Egypt’s imports from the G20 increased by 14% YoY during the same period. This resulted in a total volume of trade between them of USD36bn in 1H21.

The largest importer of Egyptian products during 1H21 was Italy, followed by the U.S., Saudi Arabia, India, Turkey, and China, in order of value imported. On the other hand, China dominated Egypt’s imports, followed distantly by the U.S., then Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Turkey.