Prices & public finance · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Lower-middle income
Egypt: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 14.1% (2025), 15th of 180 in the world and 3rd of 21 in the Middle East & North Africa. GDP deflator is 25.0% (2025), 12th of 209 in the world and 4th of 22 in the Middle East & North Africa. Lending rate is 24.3% (2024), 6th of 136 in the world and 1st of 14 in the Middle East & North Africa.
Inflation
EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
EgyptMiddle East, North Africa, A…Lower-middle incomeWorld
14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Egypt in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 14.1%2025 | 15/180 | 3/21 | 2.7% | 11.3% | 5.0% | +3.7 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 25.0%2025 | 12/209 | 4/22 | 3.9% | 10.1% | 6.2% | +15.0 ppsince 2015 | 2.2% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 24.3%2024 | 6/136 | 1/14 | 13.2% | 11.0% | 11.4% | +12.6 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | -7.0%2024 | 131/136 | 14/14 | 8.9% | 0.8% | 4.9% | −7.4 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 49.232025 | 79/210 | 10/22 | 3.47 | 5.62 | 15.76 | +540%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 12.5%2015 | — | — | 13.4%2002 | 14.1% | · | −1.5 ppsince 2005 | — | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 21.0%2015 | — | — | 24.3%2002 | 24.8% | · | −3.3 ppsince 2005 | — | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 30.2%2015 | — | — | 27.2%2002 | 28.9% | · | +2.8 ppsince 2005 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 85.8%2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 42.0%2024 | 62/119 | 6/12 | 29.1% | 17.1% | 35.6% | +28.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 25.8%2025 | 116/169 | 10/17 | 52.0% | 33.1% | 25.8% | −0.5 ppsince 2015 | 52.4% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 77.3%2025 | 44/146 | 9/15 | 76.7% | 80.7% | 80.0% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 78.7% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 4.42025 | 85/165 | 14/20 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.6 | +68%since 2015 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 0.61%2025 | 138/156 | 17/18 | 2.55% | 1.95% | 1.12% | −1.1 ppsince 2015 | 4.98% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+68%4.4 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+3.7 pp14.1% in 2025
- External debt+28.0 pp42.0% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Egypt and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Egypt. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Egypt | Sudan | Israel | Libya |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 14.1%2025 | 138.8%2022 | 3.0%2025 | 1.8%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 25.0%2025 | 65.9%2025 | 2.1%2025 | -3.9%2025 |
| Lending rate | 24.3%2024 | — | 3.0%2022 | 6.0%2014 |
| Real interest rate | -7.0%2024 | — | -1.8%2022 | 7.1%2014 |
| Exchange rate | 49.232025 | 546.762022 | 3.452025 | 5.302025 |
| Tax revenue | 12.5%2015 | 7.4%2016 | 23.2%2024 | — |
| Government revenue | 21.0%2015 | 8.8%2016 | 31.5%2024 | — |
| Government expense | 30.2%2015 | 9.7%2016 | 37.3%2023 | — |
| Government debt | 85.8%2007 | — | — | — |