UAE imports $2.9bn in non-oil goods from Egypt in 2020

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  • The country imported Egyptian products to the value of $2.9 billion, says a report

CAIRO: The UAE was the largest importer of non-oil goods from Egypt in 2020, according to the latest official government figures.

The country imported Egyptian products to the value of $2.9 billion, said a report by Egypt’s Information and Decision Support Center.

The figure made the UAE Egypt’s biggest importer of non-oil goods, followed by ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Turkey, the US, and Italy, together accounting for approximately 35 percent of Egyptian exports last year.

The total volume of Egypt’s trade with the UAE – including non-oil exports and imports – was around $4.1 billion in 2020.

The report also revealed that China was the largest exporter of non-oil goods to Egypt, followed by the US, Germany, Italy, and Turkey, last year accounting for 41 percent of all Egyptian imports.

The volume of Egypt’s non-oil imports from China decreased in 2020 to $11.6 billion, compared to about $12.4 billion in 2019.