CFI Data on Egypt
We offer a data-driven country report for Egypt that explores inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of The Economist) which gives a rough idea of purchasing power parity. Other authoritative sources include The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, The World Bank, and The International Money Fund. Visit us regularly for updates and new sources of key economic information on Egypt.
Trade agreement information for Egypt
Does Egypt belong to any economic unions or free trade areas?
Member of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since 01/04/2019
Other members:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe
Member of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (EuroMed) since 28/11/1995
Other members:
Algeria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, State of Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey
What bilateral trade deals are there between Egypt and other countries and economic unions?
MERCOSUR - Egypt free trade agreement (from 13/12/2025)
Protocol on Trade Negotiations (from 11/02/1973)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (from 08/12/1994)
Pan-Arab Free Trade Area (from 01/01/1998)
EU - Egypt Association Agreement (from 01/06/2004)
Egypt - Turkey free trade agreement (from 01/03/2007)
Agadir Agreement (from 27/03/2007)
EFTA - Egypt Free Trade Agreement (from 01/08/2007)
EAEU - Egypt Free Trade Agreement (from 05/10/2015)
Implementation dates might vary according to the date of the United Kindom's exit from the European UnionTrade between Egypt and the United Kingdom
Source: UK Office for National Statistics, October 2019.
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Its population in 2018 was 99,375,741 [1]
In 2015, 5.71% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2018, its GDP grew by 5.31% [2]
In 2018 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn6.37 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2018 was 10.93% [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2017 was 0.61% [2]
A Big Mac will set you back the
local equivalent of US$2.23 [4]
Data sources