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Egypt

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$31,806
GDP (2031)
$665.6B
GDP growth (2031)
4.8% →
Inflation (2031)
5.3% ↓
Unemployment (2031)
9.5% ↑
Population (2031)
125.1M
Population growth (2031)
4.0% ↑
Gini index (2021)
28.5
Government debt (2031)
70.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$15.5B
Life expectancy (2024)
71.8 yrs
Health spending (2023)
4.9% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
74.7%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
97.1/100
Trade openness (2025)
51.3% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
49.23/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$48.9B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
70.9% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.7% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$15.5B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.28
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2022)
0.26/1k
Tax revenue (2015)
12.5% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
47.3% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
37.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
6.6
ICT service exports (2025)
6.1%
Goods and services tax (2015)
6.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $665.6B $31,806 4.8% 5.3% 9.5% 125.1M - 70.9% -2.7% - - - - -
2030 * $611.0B $25,852 4.8% 5.4% 7.5% 120.3M - 74.5% -3.2% - - - - -
2029 * $560.1B $24,196 5.2% 6.2% 6.4% 116.8M - 78.0% -3.5% - - - - -
2028 * $508.5B $22,344 5.5% 8.1% 6.5% 114.5M - 82.0% -3.9% - - - - -
2027 * $457.1B $20,604 4.8% 11.1% 7.1% 112.3M - 84.9% -4.6% - - - - -
2026 * $429.6B $19,138 4.2% 13.2% 7.4% 110.1M - 87.0% -4.2% - - - - -
2025 $364.6B $20,204 4.4% 20.4% 7.3% 107.9M - 86.8% -4.2% $15.5B - - - 49.23
2024 $383.1B $19,122 2.4% 33.3% 7.4% 106.6M - 90.9% -5.4% $46.6B 71.8 - 74.7% 45.30
2023 $393.8B $18,540 3.8% 24.4% 7.2% 105.2M - 95.9% -1.2% $9.8B 71.6 4.9% 74.0% 30.63
2022 $475.2B $17,524 6.7% 8.5% 7.3% 103.6M - 88.5% -3.5% $11.4B 71.0 4.7% 72.2% 19.16
2021 $423.3B $15,579 3.3% 4.5% 7.3% 102.1M 28.5 89.9% -4.4% $5.1B 69.0 4.6% 72.1% 15.64
2020 $382.5B $15,232 3.6% 5.7% 8.3% 100.6M - 86.2% -2.9% $5.9B 69.8 4.2% 71.9% 15.76
2019 $317.9B $13,364 5.5% 13.9% 8.6% 98.9M 31.9 80.1% -3.4% $9.0B 71.2 4.6% 57.3% 16.77
2018 $263.2B $12,329 5.3% 20.9% 10.9% 97.1M - 87.9% -2.3% $8.1B 71.0 4.8% 46.9% 17.77
2017 $246.8B $11,125 4.2% 23.5% 12.2% 95.2M 31.5 97.8% -5.8% $7.4B 70.7 5.4% 45.0% 17.78
2016 $351.4B $10,666 4.3% 10.2% 12.7% 91.0M - 91.6% -5.6% $8.1B 70.4 5.1% 41.3% 10.03
2015 $350.1B $10,903 4.4% 11.0% 12.9% 89.0M 31.8 83.8% -3.5% $6.9B 70.1 5.1% 37.8% 7.69
2014 $321.6B $10,256 2.9% 10.1% 13.4% 86.8M - 80.9% -0.9% $4.6B 69.9 4.8% 33.9% 7.08
2013 $303.2B $10,511 3.3% 6.9% 13.0% 84.6M - 79.8% -2.1% $4.2B 69.6 4.7% 29.4% 6.87
2012 $294.5B $10,342 2.2% 8.7% 12.4% 82.5M 28.3 69.9% -3.4% $2.8B 69.5 4.5% 26.4% 6.06
2011 $247.7B $8,988 1.8% 11.1% 10.4% 80.5M - 72.8% -2.5% -$482.7M 69.2 4.4% 25.6% 5.93
2010 $230.0B $8,838 5.1% 11.7% 9.2% 78.7M 30.2 69.6% -1.9% $6.4B 69.1 4.2% 21.6% 5.62
2009 $198.3B $8,465 4.7% 16.2% 9.4% 76.9M - 69.5% -2.2% $6.7B 68.9 4.4% 20.0% 5.54
2008 $170.8B $8,191 7.2% 11.7% 8.7% 75.2M 31.1 66.8% 0.5% $9.5B 68.8 4.5% 18.0% 5.43
2007 $137.1B $7,641 7.1% 10.9% 9.2% 73.6M - 76.3% 1.7% $11.6B 68.6 4.4% 16.0% 5.64
2006 $112.9B $7,079 6.8% 4.3% 10.9% 72.2M - 85.9% 1.6% $10.0B 68.5 4.8% 13.7% 5.73
2005 $94.1B $6,554 4.5% 8.7% 11.5% 70.7M - 98.3% 3.1% $5.4B 68.4 4.9% 12.8% 5.78
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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