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Trade in goods: China and Egypt

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 20.0 billion of goods to Egypt and bought USD 821 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 58 percent, from USD 13.2 billion in 2019 to USD 20.8 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, China sold USD 20.0 billion of goods, against USD 821 million the other way.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Egypt to China in 2025: China reports USD 821 million and Egypt reports USD 491 million.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to Egypt: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 12.2Low 12.2 / High 19.982025: 19.98

201912.2
202013.63
202117.99
202217.17
202314.93
202416.8
202519.98

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Egypt: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 1Low 0.58 / High 1.72025: 0.82

20191
20200.92
20211.7
20221.02
20230.88
20240.58
20250.82

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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