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Where does Egypt get its iron and steel scrap? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Egypt imported $1.6 billion of iron and steel scrap (4.2 million tonnes), 3.6% of the world total. Its main sources were the United Kingdom (39%), Belgium (25%) and the Netherlands (13%). Egypt was the world’s 8th-largest importer of iron and steel scrap.

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
4.2million tonnes
Share of world total
3.6%
World rank
8th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Kingdom613Tonnes: 1,711,041USD per tonne: $35838.8%Sea
Belgium re-exports402Tonnes: 998,181USD per tonne: $40325.5%Sea
Netherlands re-exports209Tonnes: 519,953USD per tonne: $40113.2%Sea
Lebanon161Tonnes: 458,224USD per tonne: $35210.2%Sea
United States69.5Tonnes: 182,003USD per tonne: $3824.4%Sea
Canada57.4Tonnes: 134,774USD per tonne: $4263.6%Sea
British Virgin Islands23.8Tonnes: 61,070USD per tonne: $3901.5%Sea
France17.2Tonnes: 53,713USD per tonne: $3191.1%Sea
Romania12.4Tonnes: 32,436USD per tonne: $3830.79%Sea
Venezuela8.3Tonnes: 21,378USD per tonne: $3900.53%Sea
Turkey2.9Tonnes: 2,030USD per tonne: $1,4170.18%Sea
Ireland0.82Tonnes: 1,570USD per tonne: $5200.05%Sea
Italy0.73Tonnes: 1,325USD per tonne: $5510.05%Sea
Russia0.56Tonnes: 761USD per tonne: $7400.04%Sea
Tunisia0.54Tonnes: 2,165USD per tonne: $2510.03%Sea
Sudan0.06Tonnes: 94USD per tonne: $6560%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.05Tonnes: 125USD per tonne: $3950%Sea
China0.02Tonnes: 44USD per tonne: $4170%Sea
Australia0.02Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $1830%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $32,8900%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United Kingdom has been its main source since 2021

Value in USD millions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United Kingdom 613
  • Belgium 402
  • Netherlands 209
  • Lebanon 161
  • United States 69.5

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Kingdom9.4613
Belgium0.03402
Netherlands0209
Lebanon0.25161
United States069.5

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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