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Where does Egypt get its iron ore? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Egypt imported $1.4 billion of iron ore (10 million tonnes), 0.9% of the world total. Its main sources were Brazil (41%), Oman (25%) and Bahrain (13%). Egypt was the world’s 11th-largest importer of iron ore.

Summary

Value
$1.4billion
Tonnes
10million tonnes
Share of world total
0.9%
World rank
11th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 13 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD millions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Brazil585Tonnes: 4,592,755USD per tonne: $12740.9%Sea
Oman356Tonnes: 2,194,230USD per tonne: $16224.9%Sea
Bahrain191Tonnes: 1,021,440USD per tonne: $18713.4%Sea
Sweden161Tonnes: 1,164,400USD per tonne: $13811.3%Sea
Canada77.8Tonnes: 505,682USD per tonne: $1545.4%Sea
Ukraine38.1Tonnes: 302,389USD per tonne: $1262.7%Sea
Mauritania16.4Tonnes: 139,745USD per tonne: $1171.1%Sea
Russia5.4Tonnes: 33,543USD per tonne: $1620.38%Sea
Germany0.04Tonnes: 229USD per tonne: $1590%Sea
India0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 4USD per tonne: $1,1280%Sea
United States< 0.01Tonnes: 13USD per tonne: $1620%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $8720%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Brazil has been its main source since 2024

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

  • Brazil 585
  • Oman 356
  • Bahrain 191
  • Sweden 161
  • Canada 77.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Brazil35.4585
Oman0356
Bahrain0191
Sweden20.6161
Canada077.8

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

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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