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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Egypt economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Egypt best banks and safest banks are also available.
The Egyptian pound was floated this fall, and quickly lost half its value. But the reform is part of restructuring Egypt's economy to encourage foreign investment.
USD 41.8 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
USD 249.6 billion (2018, estimate)
Intl$ 1,296.3 billion (2018, estimate)
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
7.1% | 7.2% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 * | ||
2.9% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 5.3% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.67% | 0.82% | 0.84% | 0.93% | 0.98% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
11% | 10.2% | 23.5% | 20.9% | 13.9% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
12.9% | 12.7% | 12.2% |
10.9% |
8.6% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
88.5% | 96.8% | 103.2% | 92.7% | 84.9% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-10.9% | -12.5% | -10.4% | -9.4% | -7.6% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: B
Moody': B2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 33.3 billion | USD 46.5 billion | USD 42.0 billion |
-2.4 % (2018 estimate)
18.9% (2018)
0.14% (2018)
0.40% (2018)
Crude oil and petroleum products, fruits and vegetables, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals, processed food
Machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels
UAE 10.9%, Italy 10%, US 7.4%, UK 5.7%, Turkey 4.4%, Germany 4.3%, India 4.3% (2017)
China 7.9%, UAE 5.2%, Germany 4.8%, Saudi Arabia 4.6%, US 4.4%, Russia 4.3% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 8,107 million | USD 7,409 million | USD 6,798 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 207 million | USD 199 million | USD 324 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 1,672 million | USD 312 million | USD 358 million | USD -76 million |
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Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
114 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 90 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 74 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 77 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 130 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 67 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 57 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 156 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 171 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 166 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 104 out of 190 countries
93 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 144 / Score: 52.5 (Mostly unfree)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Arabic (official), Arabic, English, and French widely understood by educated classes
Muslim (predominantly Sunni) 90%, Christian (majority Coptic Orthodox, other Christians include Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, Maronite, Orthodox, and Anglican) 10% (2015 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
51.36 million | 63.77 million | 78.73 million | 89 million | 101.49 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
37.9% | 43.9% | 42.8% | 42.7% |
Total population: 80.8%
Male: 86.5%
Female: 75%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2017 est.)
16.1% (last available estimate, 2015)
31.8 (last available estimate, 2015)
Not Free
Political Rights: 6
Civil Liberties: 6 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 8%
Mobile: 95.3%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)