Strategic Lens

Supply chains and manufacturing: Egypt and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, Egypt sold USD 75.6 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 182 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 75 percent, from USD 147 million in 2019 to USD 257 million in 2025.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Egypt's exports to United Arab Emirates: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Egypt

2019: 8.9Low 8.9 / High 75.62025: 75.6

20198.9
202021.5
202149.7
202222.2
202367.3
202468
202575.6

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Egypt's imports from United Arab Emirates: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Egypt

2019: 137.9Low 137.9 / High 280.92025: 181.6

2019137.9
2020142.5
2021157.2
2022280.9
2023216
2024223.5
2025181.6

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026