Exporter Rank

24 / 138

Importer Rank

31 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

4 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $286,467,258,610
Total Imports (2021) $152,695,088,723
Trade Balance (2021) $133,772,169,887
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 39.92%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 23.22%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $14,750,082,613
China $10,957,810,163
India $9,133,479,934
Egypt $7,782,663,799
United States $4,954,286,499
Singapore $4,716,549,524
Belgium $3,879,492,784
Turkey $3,456,873,231
South Korea $3,378,331,097
Netherlands $2,722,182,755

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
China $30,234,796,299
United States $16,216,554,386
United Arab Emirates $12,471,462,943
India $8,073,804,973
Germany $7,491,404,633
Japan $6,061,956,923
Italy $4,598,498,169
France $4,255,106,464
Egypt $4,208,325,337
United Kingdom $3,526,338,153

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $212,585,264,010
(39) Plastics $23,750,893,465
(29) Organic Chemicals $14,358,589,503
(89) Ships & Boats $3,847,185,487
(31) Fertilizers $3,593,462,294
(76) Aluminum $2,454,210,863
(84) Industrial Machinery $2,075,575,939
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $2,046,127,973
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $2,043,885,093
(85) Electrical Machinery $1,895,568,882

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery $16,652,341,386
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $15,260,245,790
(85) Electrical Machinery $13,880,857,242
(99) Items nesoi $8,009,439,762
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $7,389,508,340
(30) Pharmaceuticals $6,929,566,533
(72) Iron & Steel $5,465,258,038
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $5,296,032,036
(10) Cereals $4,175,437,846
(39) Plastics $3,849,449,869

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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