What is the price of sugar in Egypt?

As of May 2026, sugar in Egypt is US$ 0.61 per kg (18.97 EGP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much sugar did Egypt export in 2024?

482,973 tonnes, valued at US$344,804,458.

Sugar Price in Egypt - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sugar Prices in Egypt

US$ 0.61 / kg

18.97 EGP / kg

MoM ▼ 15.0% YoY ▼ 15.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EGP)	MoM	YoY	Source
EU	Global benchmark	0.38	11.88	▲ 0.0%	▲ 2.7%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US	Global benchmark	0.79	24.69	▲ 2.6%	▼ 2.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
World	Global benchmark	0.34	10.62	▲ 6.3%	▼ 12.8%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.61	18.97	▼ 15.0%	▼ 15.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sugar price in Egypt available is US$ 0.61 per kg (18.97 EGP), down 15.0% year-on-year.

Egypt exported 482,973 tonnes of sugar in 2024, valued at US$344.8 million, ranking #13 among 118 global exporters and accounting for 2.0% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 15.9% year-on-year. Egypt is a net exporter of sugar. The latest export unit value is US$0.6071 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sugar in Egypt

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Egypt exported $344.8M (483 kt) of sugar▼ 15.9% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (2% of global exports).

$344.8M

Export value

483 kt

Export volume

#13 / 118

World rank

Global share

$0.71

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sugar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $2.67B · 15.5%
#2 India $1.69B · 9.8%
#3 France $1.54B · 8.9%
#4 Thailand $1.43B · 8.3%
#5 Germany $1.14B · 6.6%

Annual export data Egypt · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$344.8M	483 kt	$0.71
2023	$409.8M	533.5 kt	$0.77
2022	$223.6M	376.2 kt	$0.59
2021	$145.4M	273.2 kt	$0.53
2020	$128.7M	293.1 kt	$0.44

HS Code

sugar is traded under Harmonized System code 1701.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Egypt sugar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Egypt sold 228,836 tonnes of sugar. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Egypt sugar (processed category) has reduced, with a change of -44.03 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sugar's exports went down by -50.36 percent netting the exporter US$339.41m for the year 2019. Egypt's sugar exports are classified as:

Raw beet sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170112)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter (excluding cane sugar of 1701 13) (HS code 170114)
Raw cane sugar (excluding added flavouring or colouring) (HS code 170111)
Refined cane or beet sugar, containing added flavouring or colouring, in solid form (HS code 170191)
Raw cane sugar, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, obtained without centrifugation, with sucrose content 69Â° to 93Â°, containing only natural anhedral microcrystals (see subheading note 2.) (HS code 170113)
Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form (excluding cane and beet sugar containing added flavouring or colouring and raw sugar) (HS code 170199)

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Egypt sugar export values

In 2019, Egypt supplied sugar worth 339.41m USD, a contraction of -39.96% from 2018's total sugar export of 565.347m USD. The yearly change in value of Egypt sugar between 2017 to 2018 was -26.815%.

The annual variation in the amount of Egypt's sugar exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50.36 per cent compared to a variation of -44.03% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Egypt sugar ( in '000$ )

Egypt's top destinations for sugar are Palestine, Mauritius, Saudi Arabia, Eritrea and Senegal.

Egypt imported 281,315 tonnes of sugar in 2019.

Sugar Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sugar prices in other Africa countries:

Ethiopia$0.38/kg Kenya$0.97/kg Uganda$0.67/kg Malawi$0.38/kg Tanzania$0.50/kg Zimbabwe$0.53/kg Ghana$0.44/kg South Africa$0.68/kg Djibouti$0.66/kg Zambia$0.91/kg Nigeria$2.72/kg Mozambique$0.94/kg Mauritius$0.81/kg DRC Congo$0.38/kg Ivory Coast$1.08/kg

Other Processed Prices in Egypt

Latest prices for other processed in Egypt:

Cotton$1.68/kg Coffee$7.03/kg Olive Oil$4.70/kg Mineral water$0.70/kg Sunflower Oil$1.27/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$2.40/kg Maize starch$2.70/kg Butter$8.78/kg Potato starch$2.70/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.09/kg Yerba mate$2.25/kg Beet pulp$0.26/kg Whisky$11.72/kg Gin$0.82/kg Beer$1.24/kg

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