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
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% |
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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88.98 compare
- 25 Croatia 86.67 compare
- 26 Austria 86.19 compare
- 27 Mozambique 86.02 compare
More external debt data for Egypt
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 483.26 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.5% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -29.71 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD 20.68 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 36.2% (2024)
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.