Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Egypt
Egypt: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 was -3.08 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of in Egypt, 1999–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2031, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Egypt stood at -3.08.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Egypt peaked at 2.14 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -12.28, in 2013.
That places Egypt 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.14 | — |
| 2000 | 1.32 | -38.2% |
| 2001 | -1.07 | -181.0% |
| 2002 | -6.77 | +532.6% |
| 2003 | -5.73 | -15.3% |
| 2004 | -5.76 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | -6.69 | +16.1% |
| 2006 | -7.35 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | -4.9 | -33.4% |
| 2008 | -6.05 | +23.5% |
| 2009 | -6.2 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | -7.45 | +20.2% |
| 2011 | -9.6 | +28.9% |
| 2012 | -9.47 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -12.28 | +29.7% |
| 2014 | -10.72 | -12.7% |
| 2015 | -10.37 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | -11.8 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | -9.9 | -16.1% |
| 2018 | -8.97 | -9.3% |
| 2019 | -7.6 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | -7.47 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | -6.96 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | -5.74 | -17.4% |
| 2023 | -5.77 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -7.12 | +23.4% |
| 2025 | -6.55 | -7.9% |
| 2026 | -12.13 | +85.0% |
| 2027 | -8.87 | -26.9% |
| 2028 | -6.96 | -21.6% |
| 2029 | -4.38 | -37.0% |
| 2030 | -3.56 | -18.8% |
| 2031 | -3.08 | -13.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -3.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.17, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … Percent 9/26/2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -532.6% | -1.07 | -6.77 |
| 2001 | -181.0% | 1.32 | -1.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 1 |
| 2000s | -4.92 | -7.35 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | -9.82 | -12.28 | -7.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.2 | -12.13 | -4.38 | 10 |
| 2030s | -3.32 | -3.56 | -3.08 | 2 |
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 net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Egypt?
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of in Egypt was -3.08 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1999.
- What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.28 in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of?
- Egypt ranks 15th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government, percent of rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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