The bilateral economic and trade relations witnessed continuous recession during the years following the collapse of the Soviet bloc, despite the two countries concluding agreements and protocols on organizing trade and economic exchange, but the trade volume remained modest despite the increment which reached 100 million dollars in 2008, its majority is Bulgarian exports (according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy and Energy statistics). The statistics in Egypt indicate that the trade volume during 2008 reached 75 million dollars, including 34.29 million dollars Egyptian exports to Bulgaria for 39.52 million dollars Bulgarian imports. The value of Egyptian exports from January to August 2009 reached 17.727 million dollars for 101.193 million dollars Bulgarian imports.

The most important Egyptian imports are: equipment, electrical devices, wood, machine spare parts, food and milk products, while most important Egyptian exports are: metal products, yarn products, some crops and rice, textiles, and road salt.

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