Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP was 70.92 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt, 1998–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 70.92 for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt peaked at 98.26 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 66.76, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 73.82 | — |
| 1999 | 72.4 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 71.69 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 79.15 | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 85.78 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 97.09 | +13.2% |
| 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 | 69.86 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 79.81 | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 80.87 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 83.75 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 91.59 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 97.8 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 87.95 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 80.09 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 86.22 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 89.9 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 88.53 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 95.93 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 90.93 | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 86.83 | -4.5% |
| 2026 | 87.01 | +0.2% |
| 2027 | 84.89 | -2.4% |
| 2028 | 81.98 | -3.4% |
| 2029 | 78.05 | -4.8% |
| 2030 | 74.51 | -4.5% |
| 2031 | 70.92 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.11 | 72.4 | 73.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.69 | 66.76 | 98.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.41 | 69.59 | 97.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.03 | 78.05 | 95.93 | 10 |
| 2030s | 72.72 | 70.92 | 74.51 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 gdp in Egypt?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt was 70.92 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 98.26 in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.76 in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for gross debt, general government, percent of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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