ICT goods imports in Egypt
Egypt: ICT goods imports was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Egypt stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Egypt peaked at 5.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2009.
That places Egypt 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.2% | — |
| 2001 | 4.6% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -14.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -41.7% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 114 Tonga 3.2% compare
- 115 Barbados 3.2% compare
- 115 Central African Republic 3.2% compare
- 118 Dominica 3.1% compare
- 119 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.1% compare
- 120 Dominican Republic 3.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Egypt?
- Ict goods imports in Egypt was 3.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for ict goods imports?
- Egypt ranks 117th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).