Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 88.97 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
88.97
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
24th
of 188 countries
All-time high
136.57
in 1992
All-time low
15.28
in 1945
Years of data
70
1929–2015
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Egypt, 1929–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 88.97 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Egypt peaked at 136.57 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 15.28, in 1945.
That places Egypt 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 70 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 50.51 | — |
| 1930 | 52.57 | +4.1% |
| 1931 | 54.83 | +4.3% |
| 1932 | 55.04 | +0.4% |
| 1933 | 55.41 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 55.69 | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 52.42 | -5.9% |
| 1936 | 50.97 | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 49.9 | -2.1% |
| 1938 | 49.33 | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 49.33 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 43.61 | -11.6% |
| 1941 | 34.49 | -20.9% |
| 1942 | 29.32 | -15.0% |
| 1943 | 21.45 | -26.9% |
| 1944 | 16.91 | -21.1% |
| 1945 | 15.28 | -9.7% |
| 1954 | 18.26 | +19.6% |
| 1955 | 20.74 | +13.6% |
| 1956 | 27.5 | +32.6% |
| 1957 | 26.99 | -1.9% |
| 1959 | 25.24 | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 35.77 | +41.7% |
| 1961 | 40.38 | +12.9% |
| 1962 | 41.96 | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 51.29 | +22.2% |
| 1971 | 53.56 | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 53.09 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 55.86 | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 55.12 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 75.85 | +37.6% |
| 1976 | 75.21 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 78.33 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 102.76 | +31.2% |
| 1979 | 128.29 | +24.8% |
| 1980 | 121.7 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 127.65 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 134.36 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 124.06 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 123.05 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 119.81 | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 122.02 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 100.56 | -17.6% |
| 1988 | 94.9 | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 87.51 | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 91.4 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 128.77 | +40.9% |
| 1992 | 136.57 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 119.29 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 111.23 | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 96.88 | -12.9% |
| 1996 | 84.18 | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 73.99 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 70.5 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 66.86 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 66.76 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.33 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 97.09 | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 96.51 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 98.26 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 85.92 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 76.27 | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 66.76 | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 69.45 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 69.59 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 72.83 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 74.61 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 84.78 | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 86.26 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 88.97 | +3.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 88.97 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 46.81, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 88.97 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.55, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 50.51 | 50.51 | 50.51 | 1 |
| 1930s | 52.55 | 49.33 | 55.69 | 10 |
| 1940s | 26.84 | 15.28 | 43.61 | 6 |
| 1950s | 23.75 | 18.26 | 27.5 | 5 |
| 1960s | 39.37 | 35.77 | 41.96 | 3 |
| 1970s | 72.94 | 51.29 | 128.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.56 | 87.51 | 134.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.97 | 66.86 | 136.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.26 | 66.76 | 98.26 | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.51 | 69.59 | 88.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 21 Grenada 91.42 compare
- 22 Mauritania 91.18 compare
- 23 United Kingdom 88.98 compare
- 25 Croatia 86.67 compare
- 26 Austria 86.19 compare
- 27 Mozambique 86.02 compare
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)
- Net financial flows, IDA -21.10 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Egypt?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Egypt was 88.97 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 136.57 in 1992.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.28 in 1945.
- How does Egypt rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Egypt ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.