Egypt Logistics Market Size, Share & Forecast, By Service Type, Mode of Transport & End-Use Industry, 2026–2031

The Egypt Logistics Market is worth USD 10,930 Mn in 2025 under the report's outsourced-logistics revenue definition. The estimate captures third-party freight transport, freight forwarding, warehousing and storage, CEP and related logistics services while excluding passenger transport, Suez Canal toll revenue and internal logistics cost centers. The sizing is consistent with a 2026 external benchmark of USD 11,480 Mn and is cross-checked against Egypt's merchandise trade, port throughput, operator networks and logistics-infrastructure footprint.

The market is projected to reach approximately USD 14,660 Mn by 2031, supported by a 5.04% forecast CAGR during 2026-2031. Expansion is expected to be driven by corridor infrastructure, manufacturing and retail freight demand, port-linked logistics, CEP, air freight and increasingly integrated warehousing. The forecast assumes continued normalization of Suez-linked trade, ongoing dry-port and logistics-zone development and progressive adoption of digital customs and shipment-visibility systems rather than an exceptional one-time surge in freight prices.

Profit pools should gradually shift toward value-added fulfillment, international parcel, air freight, temperature-controlled storage and integrated contract logistics, even though freight transport remains the largest service pool. CEP is projected to expand at 5.77%, international CEP at 5.96% and air freight at 5.63%. This creates room for better margin realization through customs management, inventory services, returns processing, time-definite delivery and specialized handling rather than relying only on commoditized line-haul transport.

The most material external risk is continued volatility around Red Sea and Suez routing, because changes in international liner behavior quickly affect port activity, transshipment, forwarding and inland transport demand. Recovery was visible by February 2026, when 1,315 vessels carrying 56 million tons had transited the canal and generated USD 449 Mn. However, operators still need flexible capacity, surcharge mechanisms and diversified domestic revenue to protect margins if international shipping routes change again.

Egypt ranks fifth by 2025 market size within the selected comparison group behind Saudi Arabia, UAE, South Africa and Morocco. Its USD 10,930 Mn market is smaller than Saudi Arabia's USD 27,140 Mn and UAE's USD 21,630 Mn, but Egypt has the largest population in the peer set at about 116.538 Mn. Its 5.04% forecast CAGR is above Morocco's latest 3.41% benchmark but below the selected Gulf and South African growth rates.

Egypt's seven integrated logistics corridors and planned network of 33 dry ports and logistics zones are the most important structural initiatives because they directly connect production areas with seaports and new urban communities. The framework integrates road, rail, dry-port and maritime infrastructure rather than treating each mode independently. This should create additional demand for consolidation, inland terminals, bonded storage, customs brokerage, rail-linked container movements and contract logistics around industrial and consumption clusters.

Trade intensity and gateway activity provide the clearest demand evidence. Egypt recorded approximately USD 85,986 Mn of merchandise trade in 2024, while its ports processed about 8.36 million TEU and 7,021 port calls. These metrics translate directly into forwarding, customs, drayage, warehousing and distribution requirements. Longer-term demand is reinforced by manufacturing, wholesale and retail activity, infrastructure development and the growth of CEP and time-sensitive services, which broaden the market beyond traditional port-to-factory freight movements.