FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
Egypt
Import-led FAO agricultural trade profile for Egypt (2018–2023).
- $22.9B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $82.3B
- imports, 2018–2023
- -$59.4B
- trade deficit
- $105.1B
- total trade (imports + exports)
Egypt agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Import-heavy partner mix
Egypt in the import-led third
Exports are only 22% of total ag trade for Egypt, a lower-third export share (import-led book).
Egypt is import-led (exports only 22% of trade); the top-imports table dominates the supply-shock story. Leading export: Oranges; leading import: Wheat. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; Egypt-origin shipments may still qualify for preferential Special rates under applicable FTAs.
Dig deeper: How tariffs reach consumer prices. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oranges | $798.5M |
| 2 | Refined sugar | $399.0M |
| 3 | Potatoes | $396.5M |
| 4 | Wheat and meslin flour | $394.6M |
| 5 | Grapes | $288.2M |
| 6 | Cotton lint; ginned | $208.7M |
| 7 | Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; homogenized or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences | $110.1M |
| 8 | Soya bean oil | $83.9M |
| 9 | Sunflower-seed oil; crude | $80.8M |
| 10 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $35.2M |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat | $3.8B |
| 2 | Maize (corn) | $2.5B |
| 3 | Soya beans | $1.7B |
| 4 | Palm oil | $1.3B |
| 5 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $804.9M |
| 6 | Sunflower-seed oil; crude | $617.6M |
| 7 | Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | $574.5M |
| 8 | Cake of soya beans | $518.8M |
| 9 | Soya bean oil | $341.0M |
| 10 | Tea leaves | $310.1M |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Oranges
- Leading agricultural import: Wheat
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for import-led Egypt, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($105.1B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (−$59.4B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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