60.4% Increase in imports, 4.9 lower exports to and from the Nile Basin countries in 2011
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics issued on 4th December 2012 the
annual bulletin entitled "trade exchange between Egypt and the Nile Basin countries in 2011".
The bulletin demonstrates and analyzes trade volume (exports - imports) with the Nile Basin
countries, "Sudan - Ethiopia - Uganda - Congo - Kenya - Tanzania - Rwanda - Burundi - Eritrea".
The most important indicators include:
•The total value of exports to the Nile Basin countries reached L.E. 6,16 billion in 2011,
compared to 6.48 billion pounds in 2010, with a decrease of 4.9%.
•The total value of imports from the Nile Basin countries reached 2.46 billion pounds in 2011,
compared to L.E. 1.53 billion in 2010, with an increase of 60.4%.
• Sudan came in first place for exports in 2010 and 2011 reaching up to L.E. 3.20 billion, forming
52% in 2011 compared to 3.85 billion pounds estimated as 59.3% in 2010 for total exports. The
most important items exported to Sudan are sugar and sugar products and iron and its products.
As for imports, Sudan came in second place for the same two years, reaching 0.16 billion pounds,
rating 6.5% in 2011 compared to 0.23 billion pounds, rating 15.3% in 2010 for total imports. The
most important items that were imported were grains, oleaginous fruits, medicinal plants, fodder
and cotton.
• Kenya came in second place for exports in 2010 and 2011 reaching up to 1.38 billion pounds,
with the rate of 23.3% in 2011 compared to 1.42 billion pounds, and the rate of 21.9% in 2010 of
total exports. The most important products exported to Kenya were Sugar and sugar products,
paper, paperboard and its products. As for imports, Kenya came in first place for the same two
years reaching 2.01 billion pounds, with a rate up to 81.7% in 2011 compared to 1.17 billion
pounds, rating 76.2% in 2010 of the total imports. The most important items imported from
Kenya were coffee, tea, spices and tobacco.
Animal and plants products, beverages and tobacco came in the first place for exports in 2010,
2011 valuing up to 1.97 billion pounds, with the rate of 32% in 2011 compared to 2.77 billion
pounds, with a rate of 42.7% in 2010 of the total value of exports. As for the imports, it also came
in first place for the same two years reaching 2.28 billion pounds, with the rate of 92.6% in 2011
compared to 1.27 billion pounds, with the rate of 82.9% in 2010 of the total value of imports.