Egypt (EGY) and Sri Lanka (LKA) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Egypt-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $13.8M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Egypt exported to Sri Lanka were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($2.77M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($2.26M), and Phosphatic Fertilizers ($1.28M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $35.9M in 2017 to $13.8M in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $35.4M to Egypt. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Egypt were Tea ($9.39M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($7.98M), and Refined Petroleum ($4.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 2.94%, from $25M in 2017 to $35.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Egypt.

Comparison: In 2022, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B). That same year, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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HS4

HS6

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Trade

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Growth (%)

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In 2022, Egypt exported $13.8M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Egypt to Sri Lanka were Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($2.77M), Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($2.26M), and Phosphatic Fertilizers ($1.28M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 17.4%, from $35.9M in 2017 to $13.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $35.4M to Egypt. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Egypt were Tea ($9.39M), Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($7.98M), and Refined Petroleum ($4.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 2.94%, from $25M in 2022 to $35.4M in 2017.

Exports from Egypt () to Sri Lanka () (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Egypt () (2022)

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Trade between Egypt () and Sri Lanka ()

Egypt Exports

Date

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Feb 2012

Jan 2012

Market Competitiveness

Color

Exports

Export Growth

Section

Year

Egypt
Top DestinationTurkey$4.23B

Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$3.52B

This map shows whether countries import more from Egypt or Sri Lanka. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Egypt and Sri Lanka or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Sri Lanka included Turkey ($4.23B), Spain ($3B), and Italy ($3.32B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Egypt included United States ($3.52B), Australia ($289M), and Mexico ($197M).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka () and Egypt () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Sri Lanka

Flow

Section

HS2

HS4

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Log

Linear

Year

This chart compares trade between Egypt and Sri Lanka by product, considering products traded by both, Egypt and Sri Lanka.

During 2022, Egypt had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.73M), Vegetable Products ($3.62M), and Textiles ($3.58M).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Vegetable Products ($17.8M), Mineral Products ($4.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($4.14M).

Potential Exports

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Section

HS2

HS4

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Top 20

Top 15

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Highest Potential

Most Saturated

Section

Top Product Potential Egypt Sri Lanka+$1.04MHeavy Pure Woven Cotton

Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Egypt+$3.84MTea

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Year

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Egypt and Sri Lanka. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Egypt indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sri Lanka. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Sri Lanka indicates it has a comparative advantage over Egypt.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Egypt () to Sri Lanka () (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka () to Egypt () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Egypt () and Sri Lanka ()

Egypt Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka () and Egypt () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Egypt - Sri Lanka

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Egypt () and Sri Lanka () (2022)

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