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Where does Egypt get its liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane)? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Egypt imported $1.6 billion of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane) (1.8 million tonnes), 1.9% of the world total. The United States sold 88% of the total, followed by Saudi Arabia (7%) and the United Arab Emirates (5%). Egypt was the world’s 10th-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas (propane and butane).

Summary

Value
$1.6billion
Tonnes
1.8million tonnes
Share of world total
1.9%
World rank
10th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 7 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.4Tonnes: 1,486,429USD per tonne: $70887.7%Sea
Saudi Arabia0.11Tonnes: 155,601USD per tonne: $7086.9%Sea
United Arab Emirates0.09Tonnes: 120,839USD per tonne: $7085.4%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $2,4410.01%Sea
France< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $9,6090%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $42,9700%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $169,3330%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2021

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

  • United States 1.4
  • Saudi Arabia 0.11
  • United Arab Emirates 0.09
  • China < 0.01
  • France < 0.01

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States01.4
Saudi Arabia00.11
United Arab Emirates00.09
China0< 0.01
France< 0.01< 0.01

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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