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Egypt · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

40th of 149 · 5th in MENA+
Air transport, passengers carriedEgypt's air transport, passengers carried rose from 3.54M in 1994 to 16.7M in 2023.19952000200520102015202005M10M15M20M16.7M

Egypt's air transport, passengers carried rose from 3.54M in 1994 to 16.7M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

41st of 137 · 7th in MENA+
Air transport, freightEgypt's air transport, freight rose from 185.2 in 1994 to 492.7 in 2023.1995200020052010201520200200400600492.7

Egypt's air transport, freight rose from 185.2 in 1994 to 492.7 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

27th of 73 · 3rd in MENA+*
Rail lines (total route-km)Egypt's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,810 km in 1995 to 5,153 km in 2016.199520002005201020154,8005,0005,2005,153 km

Egypt's rail lines (total route-km) rose from 4,810 km in 1995 to 5,153 km in 2016.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

11th of 77 · 1st in MENA+*
Railways, passengers carriedEgypt's railways, passengers carried fell from 52,406 in 1995 to 40,837 in 2008.199619982000200220042006200830k40k50k60k70k80k40,837

Egypt's railways, passengers carried fell from 52,406 in 1995 to 40,837 in 2008.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

58th of 81 · 6th in MENA+*
Railways, goods transportedEgypt's railways, goods transported fell from 2,830 in 1995 to 1,592 in 2010.19952000200520101,0002,0003,0004,0001,592

Egypt's railways, goods transported fell from 2,830 in 1995 to 1,592 in 2010.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

26th of 103 · 3rd in MENA+
Container port trafficEgypt's container port traffic rose from 6.72M in 2010 to 8.58M in 2024.201020122014201620182020202220246M7M8M9M8.58M

Egypt's container port traffic rose from 6.72M in 2010 to 8.58M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

21st of 165 · 4th in MENA+
Liner shipping connectivity indexEgypt's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 47.0 in 2006 to 66.7 in 2021.2010201520204050607066.7

Egypt's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 47.0 in 2006 to 66.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

56th of 138 · 9th in MENA+
Logistics performance index, overallEgypt's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 3.1 in 2022.2010201520202.22.42.62.833.23.43.1

Egypt's logistics performance index, overall rose from 2.4 in 2007 to 3.1 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in MENA+
Access to electricity (% of population)Egypt's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 95.5 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202096%98%100%100.0 %

Egypt's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 95.5 % in 1995 to 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

59th of 183 · 6th in MENA+
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryEgypt's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 11.2 /100k in 2000 to 10.1 /100k in 2019.20002005201020159101112131410.1 /100k

Egypt's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 11.2 /100k in 2000 to 10.1 /100k in 2019.

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