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Trade between Egypt and Switzerland

In 2024, Egypt exported $1.3 billion to Switzerland and imported $1.3 billion. Egypt ran a surplus of $11 million with Switzerland, compared with a deficit of $1.1 billion in 2019. Switzerland was Egypt’s 16th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Egypt was Switzerland’s 46th (0.3%).

Summary

Egypt → Switzerland
$1.3billion
Switzerland → Egypt
$1.3billion
Egypt’s balance
$11million

Balance

Egypt’s trade balance with Switzerland

Trade between Egypt and Switzerland grew 6.4-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Egypt’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1.3
  • Imports 1.3
  • Balance +0

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$15 million$387 million-$372 million
1996$14 million$411 million-$397 million
1997$7 million$431 million-$423 million
1998$10 million$375 million-$365 million
1999$6 million$366 million-$360 million
2000$8 million$405 million-$397 million
2001$21 million$399 million-$378 million
2002$53 million$341 million-$289 million
2003$91 million$332 million-$241 million
2004$37 million$307 million-$270 million
2005$36 million$345 million-$308 million
2006$268 million$274 million-$6 million
2007$121 million$331 million-$210 million
2008$40 million$949 million-$908 million
2009$821 million$602 million$219 million
2010$435 million$685 million-$250 million
2011$307 million$674 million-$367 million
2012$369 million$826 million-$458 million
2013$155 million$1.4 billion-$1.2 billion
2014$132 million$1 billion-$917 million
2015$97 million$880 million-$783 million
2016$565 million$867 million-$302 million
2017$364 million$886 million-$522 million
2018$224 million$952 million-$729 million
2019$76 million$1.1 billion-$1.1 billion
2020$171 million$1.2 billion-$1 billion
2021$98 million$1.3 billion-$1.2 billion
2022$219 million$1.1 billion-$832 million
2023$549 million$1.4 billion-$807 million
2024$1.3 billion$1.3 billion$11 million

What they sell each other

What Egypt sells to Switzerland

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Gold$1.2 billion · 90.4%
    18 tonnes · Egypt’s destinations
  2. Men's suits and trousers$19 million · 1.5%
    209 tonnes
  3. Steel bars$11 million · 0.86%
    17 thousand tonnes
  4. Potatoes$9 million · 0.68%
    9 thousand tonnes
  5. Cotton yarn$7 million · 0.54%
    643 tonnes
  6. Women's suits and dresses$6 million · 0.49%
    138 tonnes
  7. Sweaters and pullovers$5 million · 0.41%
    72 tonnes
  8. Peanuts$5 million · 0.37%
    2 thousand tonnes
  9. Polyethylene$4 million · 0.31%
    2 thousand tonnes
  10. Grapes$4 million · 0.29%
    1 thousand tonnes

What Switzerland sells to Egypt

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. 2 thousand tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  2. Vaccines, blood and antisera$163 million · 12.7%
    81 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  3. Fragrance mixtures$67 million · 5.2%
    4 thousand tonnes
  4. Gold$47 million · 3.7%
    1 tonne · Switzerland’s destinations
  5. 115 tonnes
  6. Printing and writing inks$29 million · 2.2%
    548 tonnes
  7. 33 tonnes
  8. 704 tonnes
  9. Other wristwatches$17 million · 1.4%
  10. 103 tonnes

How it travels

Egypt and Switzerland traded $2.6 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 90% of the value travels by plane.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$267 million · 10.3%
  2. Air$2.3 billion · 89.7%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Switzerland was Egypt’s 16th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Egypt was Switzerland’s 46th (0.3%).

Switzerland in Egypt’s trade
1.7%
Switzerland’s rank among Egypt’s partners
16th
Egypt in Switzerland’s trade
0.3%
Egypt’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
46th

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.