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Egypt

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▼ 4.8%
Current prices2025
365USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 6.0%
Current prices2025
3,379USD
Real GDP growth▲ 2.0 pp
Annual change2025
4.4%
Inflation▼ 12.9 pp
Average consumer prices2025
20.4%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
7.3%
Government debt▼ 4.1 pp
General government, gross2025
86.8% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.2 pp
Balance2025
-4.2% of GDP
Population▲ 1.2%
Total2025
107.90million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.07.51995: 4.5%1996: 4.9%1997: 5.9%1998: 7.5%1999: 6.1%2000: 5.4%2001: 3.5%2002: 3.2%2003: 3.2%2004: 4.1%2005: 4.5%2006: 6.8%2007: 7.1%2008: 7.2%2009: 4.7%2010: 5.1%2011: 1.8%2012: 2.2%2013: 3.3%2014: 2.9%2015: 4.4%2016: 4.3%2017: 4.2%2018: 5.3%2019: 5.5%2020: 3.6%2021: 3.3%2022: 6.7%2023: 3.8%2024: 2.4%2025: 4.4%2026: 4.2% (IMF projection)2027: 4.8% (IMF projection)2028: 5.5% (IMF projection)2029: 5.2% (IMF projection)2030: 4.8% (IMF projection)2031: 4.8% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.033.31995: 9.4%1996: 7.1%1997: 6.2%1998: 5.0%1999: 3.7%2000: 2.8%2001: 2.4%2002: 2.3%2003: 3.4%2004: 8.2%2005: 8.7%2006: 4.3%2007: 10.9%2008: 11.7%2009: 16.2%2010: 11.7%2011: 11.1%2012: 8.7%2013: 6.9%2014: 10.1%2015: 11.0%2016: 10.2%2017: 23.5%2018: 20.9%2019: 13.9%2020: 5.7%2021: 4.5%2022: 8.5%2023: 24.4%2024: 33.3%2025: 20.4%2026: 13.2% (IMF projection)2027: 11.1% (IMF projection)2028: 8.1% (IMF projection)2029: 6.2% (IMF projection)2030: 5.4% (IMF projection)2031: 5.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.36.73.82.44.44.24.85.55.24.8
Inflation, average consumer prices %4.58.524.433.320.413.211.18.16.25.4
Unemployment rate %7.37.37.27.47.37.47.16.56.47.5
GDP, current prices USD bn423475394383365430457508560611
GDP per capita, current prices USD4,1464,5873,7443,5943,3793,9044,0724,4414,7955,079
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD16,93019,06120,19720,91722,18523,32124,49425,75927,04728,036
General government gross debt % of GDP89.988.595.990.986.887.084.982.078.074.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-7.0-5.7-5.8-7.1-6.6-12.1-8.9-7.0-4.4-3.6
Current account balance % of GDP-4.4-3.5-1.2-5.4-4.2-4.2-4.6-3.9-3.5-3.2
Population million102.10103.60105.20106.60107.90110.06112.26114.50116.79120.30

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.098.32000: 72%2001: 79%2002: 86%2003: 97%2004: 97%2005: 98%2006: 86%2007: 76%2008: 67%2009: 69%2010: 70%2011: 73%2012: 70%2013: 80%2014: 81%2015: 84%2016: 92%2017: 98%2018: 88%2019: 80%2020: 86%2021: 90%2022: 89%2023: 96%2024: 91%2025: 87%2026: 87% (IMF projection)2027: 85% (IMF projection)2028: 82% (IMF projection)2029: 78% (IMF projection)2030: 75% (IMF projection)2031: 71% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-5.80.04.12000: -1.1%2001: -0.0%2002: 0.7%2003: 2.3%2004: 4.1%2005: 3.1%2006: 1.6%2007: 1.7%2008: 0.5%2009: -2.2%2010: -1.9%2011: -2.5%2012: -3.4%2013: -2.1%2014: -0.9%2015: -3.5%2016: -5.6%2017: -5.8%2018: -2.3%2019: -3.4%2020: -2.9%2021: -4.4%2022: -3.5%2023: -1.2%2024: -5.4%2025: -4.2%2026: -4.2% (IMF projection)2027: -4.6% (IMF projection)2028: -3.9% (IMF projection)2029: -3.5% (IMF projection)2030: -3.2% (IMF projection)2031: -2.7% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199515.730.216.347.7
200514.034.116.745.9
201511.436.616.753.2
202516.632.114.547.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method3,260USD2025+5.2%
GNI, Atlas method386USD bn2025+25.0%
Exports of goods and services19.8% of GDP2025+6.6 pp
Imports of goods and services31.5% of GDP2025+9.9 pp
Life expectancy at birth71.8years2024+2.7%
Urban population42.9% of total2025+0.3 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)