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Saudi Arabia-Egypt Trade: In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $6.44B to Egypt. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Egypt were Crude Petroleum ($1.95B), Refined Petroleum ($1.92B), and Ethylene Polymers ($654M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 8.96%, from $4.19B in 2017 to $6.44B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Egypt.

Egypt-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2022, Egypt exported $2.35B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Egypt exported to Saudi Arabia were Copper Wire ($241M), Refined Petroleum ($204M), and Citrus ($125M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Egypt to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.52%,  from $1.97B in 2017 to $2.35B in 2022.

In 2022, Egypt did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 35 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Egypt ranked 69 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.1), and 59 in total exports ($53.9B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $6.44B to Egypt. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Egypt were Crude Petroleum ($1.95B), Refined Petroleum ($1.92B), and Ethylene Polymers ($654M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Egypt have increased at an annualized rate of 8.96%, from $4.19B in 2017 to $6.44B in 2022.

In 2017, Egypt exported $2.35B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Egypt to Saudi Arabia were Copper Wire ($241M), Refined Petroleum ($204M), and Citrus ($125M). During the last 5 years the exports of Egypt to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 3.52%, from $1.97B in 2022 to $2.35B in 2017.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Egypt (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Egypt (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Egypt (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Egypt Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Egypt
Top Destination
Turkey$4.23B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Egypt included China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Egypt than Saudi Arabia included Libya ($960M), Sudan ($789M), and Algeria ($694M).

Difference in imports from Egypt (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Egypt

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Egypt by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Egypt in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.33B), Plastics and Rubbers ($1.29B), and Chemical Products ($372M).

During 2017, Egypt had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Metals ($516M), Vegetable Products ($402M), and Chemical Products ($274M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Egypt+$445MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Egypt Saudi Arabia+$70.4MRefined Petroleum

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

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

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Egypt (Flag) (2022)

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