Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt
Egypt: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2024, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt stood at 6.5%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.7% on the previous year and up 232.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt peaked at 6.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 7th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | +36.5% |
| 1973 | 4.3% | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 3.2% | -26.8% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | -24.5% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | +71.9% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +54.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 5.0% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 5.5% | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -51.5% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +102.3% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -21.9% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -20.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +29.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -29.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +67.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +69.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +35.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.0% | 1.9% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 2.6% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 6.5% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -60.19 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Egypt was 6.5% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to gross national income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.