Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Egypt
Egypt: Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) was 46.58 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities in Egypt, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 46.58 billion for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 373.3% on the previous year and up 909.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Egypt peaked at 46.58 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -482.70 million, in 2011.
That places Egypt 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.38 billion | — |
| 2006 | 10.04 billion | +86.8% |
| 2007 | 11.58 billion | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 9.49 billion | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 6.71 billion | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 6.39 billion | -4.9% |
| 2011 | -482.70 million | -107.6% |
| 2012 | 2.80 billion | -679.6% |
| 2013 | 4.19 billion | +49.8% |
| 2014 | 4.61 billion | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 6.93 billion | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 8.11 billion | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 7.41 billion | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 8.14 billion | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 9.01 billion | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 5.85 billion | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 5.12 billion | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 11.40 billion | +122.6% |
| 2023 | 9.84 billion | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 46.58 billion | +373.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 46.58 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 707.52 million, 65.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 46.58 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.35 billion, 34.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +679.6% | -482.70 million | 2.80 billion |
| 2024 | +373.3% | 9.84 billion | 46.58 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.64 billion | 5.38 billion | 11.58 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.71 billion | -482.70 million | 9.01 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.76 billion | 5.12 billion | 46.58 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More external debt data for Egypt
- Net financial flows, IBRD 289.27 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.15 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0012 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 179.17 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.2549 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -60.19 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 12.40 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 114.58 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 117.45 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Egypt?
- Direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities in Egypt was 46.58 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 46.58 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -482.70 million in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net incurrence of liabilities, liabilities rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 909.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.