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Australia and Egypt

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 311 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 90.7 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 53 percent in 2023, and 52 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 1 thousand people born in Australia lived in Egypt, and 47 thousand people born in Egypt lived in Australia. In 2025, Egypt sold USD 24.6 million of fertilisers to Australia.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 56 percent, from USD 187 million in 2019 to USD 291 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: agricultural and food products were 72 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Australia sold USD 262 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 29.3 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Egypt sold USD 24.6 million of fertilisers, and Australia sold almost none.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 402 million
2025, as reported by Australia
Australia to Egypt
USD 311 million
2025, as reported by Australia
Egypt to Australia
USD 90.7 million
2025, as reported by Australia

What connects Australia and Egypt

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Australia sold USD 311 million of goods to Egypt and bought USD 90.7 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Australia sold USD 262 million of agricultural and food products to Egypt and bought USD 29.3 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Egypt sold USD 24.6 million of fertilisers to Australia.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Australia sold USD 15.2 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Egypt and bought USD 1.0 million from it.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 53 percent in 2023, and 52 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 1 thousand people born in Australia lived in Egypt, and 47 thousand people born in Egypt lived in Australia.

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