That dollar amount results from a 13.3% increase from $89.2 billion five years earlier in 2021.
From 2024 to 2025, the total cost of Egyptian purchases of imported goods grew by 6.7% compared to $94.7 billion starting from 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, Egypt uses the Egyptian pound which depreciated by -10.6% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The weaker local currency in 2025 made Egypt’s imports paid for in stronger US dollars in 2025 relatively more expensive than in 2024 when converted starting from Egyptian pounds.
Domestically, the inflation rate for Egypt’s average consumer prices was 19.651% in 2025–lower than the average 33.302% for 2024.
Best Egyptian Imports Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 52.9% of products imported into Egypt was supplied by exporters in: mainland China (18.6% of the Egyptian total), United States of America (6.8%), Saudi Arabia (5.5%), Russia (3.6%), Germany (3.4%), Brazil (2.69%), Türkiye (2.68%), India (2.58%), Italy (2.1%), United Arab Emirates (1.75%), Israel (1.68%) and Indonesia (1.56%).
From a continental perspective, half (49.9%) of Egypt’s total imports by value was purchased from suppliers in Asian countries. Trade partners based in Europe provided another 29% worth of overall imports purchased by Egypt.
Smaller percentages came from exporters in North America (13.2%), Latin America (5.4%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.9%), and Oceania (0.6%) mostly those in Australia and New Zealand.
Given Egypt’s population of 109.5 million people, its total US$101 billion in 2025 imports translates to roughly $925 in average yearly product demand from every person in the northeast African country. That dollar statistic exceeds the average $900 per capita worth of imports in 2024.
Egypt’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Egypt’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Egypt.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$21.7 billion (21.4% of total imports)
- Machinery including computers: $8.1 billion (8%)
- Cereals: $6.8 billion (6.7%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $6.6 billion (6.6%)
- Vehicles: $5.9 billion (5.8%)
- Iron, steel: $4.29 billion (4.2%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $4.27 billion (4.2%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $2.9 billion (2.9%)
- Oil seeds: $2.5 billion (2.5%)
- Articles of iron or steel: $2.4 billion (2.4%)
Egypt’s top 10 imports approached two-thirds (64.9%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Mineral fuels including oil represent the fastest-growing import product category for Egypt thanks to a 27.4% advance from 2024.
That category outpaced imports of vehicles (up 20.4% from 2024), machinery including computers (up 13.2%) then oil seeds (up 10.9%).
Double-digit percentage decliners were Egyptian imports of the metals iron and steel (down -17.2% from 2024) then pharmaceuticals (down -16.6%).
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level.
Information presented below is from the more granular 4-digit HTS code perspective.
Applying the more detailed codes, Egypt spent the most on imported petroleum gases (10% of the Egyptian total), processed petroleum oils (9.3%), wheat (3.7%), cars (3.1%), corn (2.9%), medication mixes in dosage (2.4%), soya beans (2.2%), phone devices including smartphones (1.7%), crude oil (1.5%) then palm oil (also 1.5%).
Egypt’s Most Valuable Imported Mineral Fuels Including Oil
In 2025, Egyptian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related goods.
- Petroleum gases: US$10.1 billion (up 64.5% from 2024)
- Processed petroleum oils: $9.4 billion (up 1.4%)
- Crude oil: $1.5 billion (up 82.3%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $521.2 million (down -14.8%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $51.7 million (down -30.3%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $34.9 million (up 42%)
- Coke, semi-coke: $22.4 million (down -6.3%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $14.5 million (up 4.7%)
- Peat: $12.4 million (up 205.2%)
- Asphalt/petroleum bitumen mixes: $4.3 million (up 711.4%)
Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of asphalt or petroleum bitumen mixes (up 711.4%), peat (up 205.2%) then crude oil (up 82.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels-related goods among Egyptian businesses and consumers.
Egypt’s Most Valuable Imported Machinery Including Computers
In 2025, Egyptian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Miscellaneous machinery: US$511.6 million (up 28.3% from 2024)
- Computers, optical readers: $434.9 million (up 20.7%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $411.8 million (up 33%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $408.6 million (down -8.2%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $404.8 million (up 6.4%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $341.5 million (down -6.1%)
- Refrigerators, freezers: $333.1 million (down -12.1%)
- Connector/insulating parts: $247.5 million (down -21.3%)
- Lifting/loading machinery: $239.4 million (up 31.7%)
- Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines: $236.4 million (up 6.9%)
Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of liquid pumps and elevators (up 33%), lifting and loading machinery (up 31.7%) then miscellaneous machinery (up 28.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gain within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery including computers among Egyptian businesses and consumers.
Egypt’s Most Valuable Imported Cereals
In 2025, Egyptian importers spent the most on the following subcategories of cereals.
- Wheat: US$3.7 billion (down -16.3% from 2024)
- Corn: $2.9 billion (up 28.4%)
- Rice: $129.9 million (up 27.8%)
- Barley $1.8 million (up 150.4%)
- Buckwheat, millet, canary seed: $1.5 million (down -20.6%)
- Grain sorghum $1.2 million (down -58.5%)
Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of barley (up 150.4%), corn (up 28.4%) then rice (up 27.8%) grew from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gain within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported cereals among Egyptian businesses and consumers.
Egypt’s Most Valuable Electronics Imports
In 2025, Egyptian importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronics including consumer items.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$1.7 billion (up 46.2% from 2024)
- Flat panel displays: $604.7 million (down -18.3%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $492.9 million (down -0.2%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $362.1 million (down -28.6%)
- Electric generating sets, converters: $358.8 million (up 3.7%)
- Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels: $308.3 million (up 2.7%)
- Electric storage batteries: $304.7 million (up 52%)
- Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $282.8 million (up 52%)
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $275.4 million (up 27.8%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $274.2 million (down -7.4%)
Among these import subcategories, Egyptian purchases of integrated circuits or microassemblies (up 52%), electric storage batteries (up 52%) then phone devices including smartphones (up 46.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of electronics-related imports among Egyptian businesses and consumers.
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Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook report on South Asia: Sri Lanka. Accessed on July 27, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on July 27, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on July 27, 2026
Wikipedia, Egypt. Accessed on July 27, 2026