Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Egypt in terms of export sales (selling), including Italy, India and Netherlands. The second lists top trade partners of Egypt regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Egypt.
Egypt Major Exports
Market Value: 21,457 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | Italy | 2,603,823 | 12.13 |
| 2 | India | 1,630,070 | 7.60 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1,459,672 | 6.80 |
| 4 | Spain | 1,438,466 | 6.70 |
| 5 | United States | 1,180,623 | 5.50 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 1,110,370 | 5.17 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 867,062 | 4.04 |
| 8 | Japan | 858,827 | 4.00 |
| 9 | France | 744,449 | 3.47 |
| 10 | Turkey | 726,281 | 3.38 |
| 11 | Libya | 685,581 | 3.20 |
| 12 | South Korea | 624,523 | 2.91 |
| 13 | Jordan | 577,328 | 2.69 |
| 14 | Belgium | 458,515 | 2.14 |
| 15 | Sudan | 457,625 | 2.13 |
| 16 | Syria | 456,902 | 2.13 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 452,162 | 2.11 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 404,318 | 1.88 |
| 19 | Germany | 375,090 | 1.75 |
| 20 | Lebanon | 350,568 | 1.63 |
| 21 | China | 323,831 | 1.51 |
| 22 | Iraq | 295,556 | 1.38 |
| 23 | Greece | 283,082 | 1.32 |
| 24 | Singapore | 280,773 | 1.31 |
| 25 | Mexico | 272,377 | 1.27 |
| 26 | Morocco | 256,253 | 1.19 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 166,044 | 0.77 |
| 28 | Algeria | 131,722 | 0.61 |
| 29 | Cyprus | 124,017 | 0.58 |
| 30 | Yemen | 121,679 | 0.57 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 119,645 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Russia | 118,712 | 0.55 |
| 33 | Qatar | 116,316 | 0.54 |
| 34 | Brazil | 113,739 | 0.53 |
| 35 | Oman | 111,648 | 0.52 |
| 36 | Pakistan | 101,090 | 0.47 |
Egypt Major Imports
Market Value: 43,422 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | United States | 5,258,434 | 12.11 |
| 2 | China | 3,736,267 | 8.60 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3,008,371 | 6.93 |
| 4 | Germany | 2,762,526 | 6.36 |
| 5 | Italy | 2,485,708 | 5.72 |
| 6 | Russia | 2,214,424 | 5.10 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1,983,820 | 4.57 |
| 8 | Japan | 1,682,272 | 3.87 |
| 9 | Kuwait | 1,588,916 | 3.66 |
| 10 | India | 1,518,068 | 3.50 |
| 11 | Brazil | 1,392,189 | 3.21 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 1,126,772 | 2.59 |
| 13 | France | 1,046,868 | 2.41 |
| 14 | Turkey | 932,819 | 2.15 |
| 15 | South Korea | 909,661 | 2.09 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 760,285 | 1.75 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 724,359 | 1.67 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 706,583 | 1.63 |
| 19 | Sweden | 674,769 | 1.55 |
| 20 | Belgium | 661,838 | 1.52 |
| 21 | Zambia | 600,142 | 1.38 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 562,924 | 1.30 |
| 23 | Thailand | 548,896 | 1.26 |
| 24 | Spain | 513,036 | 1.18 |
| 25 | Malaysia | 503,204 | 1.16 |
| 26 | Algeria | 490,827 | 1.13 |
| 27 | Canada | 459,971 | 1.06 |
| 28 | Finland | 394,973 | 0.91 |
| 29 | Libya | 247,094 | 0.57 |
| 30 | Syria | 233,260 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Romania | 222,149 | 0.51 |
| 32 | Malta | 196,819 | 0.45 |
| 33 | Kenya | 195,134 | 0.45 |
| 34 | Greece | 174,652 | 0.40 |
| 35 | Hungary | 168,151 | 0.39 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 160,562 | 0.37 |