(US$ Million)

1999/00

2000/01 

2001/02 

2002/03

2003/04 

2004/05

2005/06

Trade Balance

-11,472

-9,363

-7,517

-6,615

-7,834

-10,359

-11,986

Exports Proceeds

6,388

7,078

7,121

8,205

10,453

13,833

18,455

    Petroleum

2,273

2,632

2,381

3,161

3,910

5,299

10,222

    Non Oil Exports   

4,115

4,446

4,740

5,045

6,542

8,534

8,233

Imports Payments

-17,860

-16,441

-14,637

-14,820

-18,286

-24,193

-30,441

Services (net) 

5,630

5,588

3,878

4,949

7,318

7,842

8,191

Receipts

11,426

11,696

9,618

10,441

12,981

15,030

17,438

        Transportation , Of Which

2,635

2,704

2,715

2,965

3,755

4,260

4,947

        Suez Canal Dues

1,781

1,843

1,820

2,236

2,848

3,307

3,559

        Travel

4,314

4,317

3,423

3,796

5,475

6,430

7,235

        Investment Income

1,833

1,850

938

641

485

911

2,002

       Government Services

110

190

188

253

179

157

358

       Other Receipts

2,535

2,636

2,354

2,786

3,086

3,272

2,896

Payments

5,796

6,109

5,740

5,493

5,663

7,187

9,247

       Transportation 

457

429

420

393

668

902

1,215

       Travel

1,028

1,054

1,208

1,372

1,315

1,438

1,620

        Investment Income, of which

901

778

842

749

692

1,164

1,471

       Interest Paid

770

728

689

626

586

584

587

      Government Expenditures

467

588

660

455

489

657

1,320

      Others Payments

2,943

3,260

2,609

2,524

2,499

3,026

3,622

Balance of Goods & Services   

-5,843

-3,776

-3,638

-1,666

-516

-2,517

-3,795

Transfers

4,680

3,742

4,252

3,609

3,934

5,428

5,547

  Official (net)

932

769

1,144

664

888

1,056

572

  Private (net) of which

3,747

2,973

3,109

2,946

3,046

4,372

4,975

Egyptian working Abroad

3,067

2,843

2,953

2,963

3,000

4,330

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Balance of Current Account

-1,163

-33

614

1,943

3,418

2,911

1,752