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Argentina and Egypt

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In 2025, Argentina sold USD 521 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 48.6 million from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Egypt MERCOSUR (2017). Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 84 percent in 2023, and 88 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, Argentina sold USD 418 million of agricultural and food products to Egypt and bought USD 11.8 million from it.

Benefits

BothEgypt MERCOSUR, signed 2010 and in force since 2017.
BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 84 percent in 2023, and 88 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.
BothGlobal System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), signed 1988 and in force since 1989.

Constraints

BothTwo-way trade in goods fell 49 percent, from USD 1.12 billion in 2019 to USD 570 million in 2025.
BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products fell 55 percent, from USD 960 million in 2019 to USD 430 million in 2025.
BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers fell 87 percent, from USD 108 million in 2019 to USD 14.0 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways: USD 570 million; 2025, as reported by Argentina
Argentina to Egypt: USD 521 million; 2025, as reported by Argentina
Egypt to Argentina: USD 48.6 million; 2025, as reported by Argentina

What connects Argentina and Egypt

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Argentina sold USD 521 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 48.6 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Argentina sold USD 418 million of agricultural and food products to Egypt and bought USD 11.8 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Egypt sold USD 14.0 million of fertilisers to Argentina.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Egypt MERCOSUR (2017).Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 84 percent in 2023, and 88 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.