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Egypt

EG · currency EGP (Egyptian pound)

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Overview

  • Population

    118.4M

    people · 2025

    World Bank

  • GDP

    $365.3B

    current US$ · 2025

    World Bank

  • Inflation

    12.80%

    headline, % y/y · Sep 2026

    National statistics office

  • Policy rate

    19.00%

    % · effective date not recorded

    Central Bank of Egypt

  • Official exchange rate

    52.39

    EGP per US$1 · 10 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

    CBE

  • USDT peer-to-peer rate parallel market

    52.82

    EGP per US$1 · 10 Oct 2026, 23:15 UTC

    Bybit P2P

Coverage: 42 of 42 annual indicators reported, latest years 2019–2026. Gaps read “not available” (source has no figure) or “not yet covered” (not yet collected), never zero.

Currencies & Rates

Official and market exchange rates, policy rates, government yields, bank rates, reserves and stock indices.

Exchange rates

EGP per US$1. Official and market rates are separate series and are never blended.
SeriesRateAs ofSource
Official rate 52.39 10 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC CBE
Parallel-market rate (USDT peer-to-peer median) parallel 52.82 10 Oct 2026, 23:15 UTC Bybit P2P
Market premium% by which the market rate exceeds the official rate +0.82% — How we measure

Market premium history · since Aug 2026 · collected by The African Exponent

0.3%1%1.7%Aug 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Official rate, 10-year annual average (EGP per US$1, World Bank)

7284920142017202020232025

Policy rate

InstrumentRateEffectiveSource
Overnight deposit rate% per year · Central Bank of Egypt 19.00% — Central Bank of Egypt

Checked 5 Oct 2026, 09:30 UTC

Government securities yields

% yield at the latest auction for each tenor. Tenors up to 364 days are Treasury bills; longer tenors are bonds. yield Source: MoF

91-day 23.989%23 Aug 2026
182-day 25.463%20 Aug 2026
273-day 25.443%23 Aug 2026
364-day 24.955%20 Aug 2026
2y 22.691%18 Aug 2026
3y 23.269%18 Aug 2026
5y 19.70%18 Aug 2026

Inverted — 5y below 91-day.

Stock market

not yet covered · EGX 30

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Egypt · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
FX reserves Current US$, total reserves including gold includes gold $48.9B 2025 ↑ $33.9B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Lending rate % per year, average bank lending rate 24.3% 2024 ↑ 12.6 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Deposit rate % per year, average bank deposit rate 19.2% 2024 ↑ 12.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Economy & Prices

Output, growth, inflation, jobs, investment, the structure of the economy and minimum wages.

Inflation % change from a year earlier

SeriesYear on yearPeriodSource
Headline consumer prices 12.80% Sep 2026 National statistics office

Checked 10 Oct 2026, 06:01 UTC

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Egypt · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
GDP Current US$ $365.3B 2025 ↑ $59.7B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP growth % change, real (inflation-adjusted) 4.4% 2025 ↑ 1.5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita (PPP) Current international $ per person, PPP $20,204 2025 ↑ $9,948 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
GDP per capita growth % change per person, real 2.8% 2025 ↑ 2.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Unemployment % of labour force ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ 6.8% 2025 ↓ 6.3 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Investment rate Gross fixed capital formation, % of GDP 11.7% 2025 ↓ 0.7 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Agriculture share of GDP Agriculture value added, % of GDP 16.6% 2025 ↑ 5.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Manufacturing share of GDP Manufacturing value added, % of GDP 14.5% 2025 ↓ 2.3 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Services share of GDP Services value added, % of GDP 47.3% 2025 ↓ 5 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Minimum wage Local currency per month, national statutory floor Private-sector monthly floor. Some trackers cite EGP 8,000 from mid-2026 — not used here. E£7,000 / month 2025 — National Wages Council — private-sector minimum CSV Rank Compare
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Public Finance & Debt

Government revenue, budget balance, public and external debt, debt service and sovereign credit ratings.

Sovereign credit ratings

AgencyRatingOutlook · actionSource
Fitch B StableAffirmed 10 Oct 2025 · as of 10 Oct 2025 Agency release
Moody's Caa1 PositiveAffirmed 3 Apr 2026 · as of 3 Apr 2026 Agency release
S&P B StableUpgraded 10 Oct 2025 · as of 10 Oct 2025 Agency release

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Egypt · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Government revenue / GDP General government revenue, % of GDP 2026 is an IMF projection (forecast) for the year in progress when fetched, not a reported outturn. 16.6% 2026 ↓ 6.5 pts since 2014 IMF DataMapper CSV Rank Compare
Budget balance / GDP General government net lending/borrowing, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -12.1% 2026 ↓ 1.4 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Debt to GDP General government gross debt, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates 87% 2026 ↑ 6.1 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
Gross debt (national currency) General government gross debt, local currency Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates E£18.5T 2026 ↑ E£16.7T since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV
External debt Total external debt stocks, current US$ $156B 2024 ↑ $114.2B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Debt service / exports Total debt service, % of exports and primary income 49.2% 2024 ↑ 36.6 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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Trade & Resources

Exports, imports, trade partners and products, investment and remittance flows, oil and commodities.

Trade profile

Goods and services, current US$
FlowLatestChange
Exports $76.5B · 2025 ↑ $29.3B since 2014
Imports $115.1B · 2025 ↑ $41.1B since 2014
Balance derived −$38.6B · 2025 ↓ $11.8B since 2014

Top exports · 2025

Products

  1. Pearls, precious stones and metals$7.6B · 14.8%
  2. Mineral fuels$5B · 9.8%
  3. Electrical machinery and equipment$3.5B · 6.7%
  4. Edible fruit and nuts$3B · 5.8%
  5. Plastics$2.6B · 5.0%
Show all 10 products
  1. Apparel, not knitted$2.3B · 4.5%
  2. Fertilisers$2.2B · 4.4%
  3. Edible vegetables$2.2B · 4.3%
  4. Iron and steel$1.8B · 3.5%
  5. Salt, earths, stone, cement$1.6B · 3.1%

Partners

  1. United Arab Emirates$7B · 13.7%
  2. Italy$4B · 7.9%
  3. Türkiye$3.3B · 6.4%
  4. Saudi Arabia$3B · 5.8%
  5. United States$2.7B · 5.3%
Show all 10 partners
  1. M49 757$1.8B · 3.4%
  2. United Kingdom$1.6B · 3.1%
  3. Libya$1.5B · 2.9%
  4. Spain$1.4B · 2.8%
  5. Germany$1.2B · 2.4%

Top imports · 2025

Products

  1. Mineral fuels$21.7B · 21.4%
  2. Machinery and mechanical appliances$8.1B · 8.0%
  3. Cereals$6.8B · 6.7%
  4. Electrical machinery and equipment$6.6B · 6.6%
  5. Vehicles other than railway$5.9B · 5.8%
Show all 10 products
  1. Iron and steel$4.3B · 4.2%
  2. Plastics$4.3B · 4.2%
  3. Pharmaceutical products$2.9B · 2.9%
  4. Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits$2.5B · 2.5%
  5. Articles of iron or steel$2.4B · 2.4%

Partners

  1. China$18.8B · 18.6%
  2. United States$12.8B · 12.6%
  3. Saudi Arabia$9.5B · 9.4%
  4. Russia$5.2B · 5.1%
  5. Germany$4.4B · 4.3%
Show all 10 partners
  1. Brazil$4.3B · 4.3%
  2. Türkiye$3.7B · 3.6%
  3. India$3.6B · 3.6%
  4. Italy$2.9B · 2.9%
  5. United Arab Emirates$2.6B · 2.6%

2025 filings are still arriving — this page updates as each country reports

Commodity exposure for Egypt →

Annual indicators

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Egypt · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Exports of goods and services Goods and services, current US$ $76.5B 2025 ↑ $29.3B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Exports per capita derived Current US$ per person (derived) $645.93 2025 ↑ $162.31 since 2014 Derived from World Bank series on this page CSV Rank Compare
Current account / GDP Current-account balance, % of GDP Latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates -4.2% 2026 ↓ 3.3 pts since 2014 IMF World Economic Outlook Oct 2025 CSV Rank Compare
FDI inflows Foreign direct investment, net inflows, current US$ $15.5B 2025 ↑ $10.8B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Remittances Personal remittances received, current US$ $41.5B 2025 ↑ $21.9B since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Terms of trade Net barter terms of trade, index (2015 = 100) 112.20 2024 ↑ 7.40 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Crude production Crude oil production, barrels per day EIA · thousand barrels/day 504.8 kb/d 2025 ↓ 140.3 kb/d since 2014 EIA CSV Rank Compare
Tourist arrivals International tourist arrivals per year 13M 2019 ↑ 3.1M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
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People & Society

Population, health, education, poverty and inequality, access to services and democracy.

Annual indicators · latest year reported for Egypt · change over the period shown
Indicator Latest Year Change Source Data
Population People, total 118.4M 2025 ↑ 20.8M since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Median age Years 24 years 2023 ↑ 1.2 years since 2014 UN WPP 2024, via Our World in Data CSV
Life expectancy Years at birth 71.8 years 2024 ↑ 1.9 years since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Child mortality Under-5 deaths per 1,000 live births 22.4 per 1,000 2024 ↓ 4.7 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Health expenditure Current health spending, % of GDP 4.9% 2023 ↑ 0.1 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Physicians Per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 2020 ↓ 0.1 since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Adult literacy % of people aged 15 and over 79.5% 2022 ↑ 8.3 pts since 2017 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Tertiary enrollment Gross enrolment ratio, % 38% 2025 ↑ 8.9 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Poverty ($3/day) % of people below $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% 2021 ↑ 0.2 pts since 2015 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
National poverty line % of people below the national poverty line 33.5% 2021 — World Bank CSV
Gini index Income inequality, 0 (equal) to 100 28.50 2021 ↓ 3.30 since 2015 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electricity access % of population 100% 2024 ↑ 0.2 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Internet users % of population using the internet 74.6% 2024 ↑ 40.8 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Account ownership % of people aged 15+ with an account Findex · every 3–4 years 43.1% 2024 ↑ 29 pts since 2014 World Bank CSV Rank Compare
Electoral democracy V-Dem electoral democracy index, 0 to 1 0.19 2025 ↑ 0.05 since 2014 V-Dem Institute CSV Rank Compare
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