Egypt External Debt: % of GDP
1999 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | Central Bank of Egypt
Key information about Egypt External Debt: % of GDP
- Egypt External Debt accounted for 39.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 43.0 % in the previous quarter.
- Egypt External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 1999 to Mar 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 43.0 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of 12.0 % in Sep 2012.
Related information about Egypt External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Egypt, Current Account recorded a deficit of 7.5 USD bn in Mar 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 18.2 USD bn in Mar 2024.
- Egypt Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 155.4 USD mn in Mar 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 14.4 USD bn in Mar 2024.
- The country's External Debt reached 160,607.4 in Mar 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 109.0 USD bn in Dec 2022.
View Egypt's External Debt: % of GDP from Jun 1999 to Mar 2024 in the chart:
What was Egypt's External Debt: % of GDP in Mar 2024?
Egypt External Debt accounted for 39.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 43.0 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.8 Mar 2024 | 43.0 Dec 2023 | 12.0 Sep 2012 | 43.0 Dec 2023 | % | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 46.7 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.3 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 110.0 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 135.0 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 51.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 236.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 48.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 143.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
| China (%) | 13.7 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 576.0 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 131.7 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 39.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 110.7 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 215.3 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 80.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 146.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 39.5 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 251.5 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 481.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 72.9 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 556.6 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 107.4 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 60.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 35.0 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| South Korea (%) | 36.6 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 100.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,321.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 83.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 972.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,323.1 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 33.1 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 63.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 170.1 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 88.0 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 151.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 37.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.2 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 39.3 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 150.4 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 51.9 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 96.1 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.5 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 236.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 37.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 89.7 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 45.2 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,375.256 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 5,310.227 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 5.5 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 369,695.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2022 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) | 7,851.790 2028 | yearly | 1999 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) | 19,564.970 2029 | yearly | 1998 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) | 5,582.910 2028 | yearly | 1999 - 2028 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) | 294,010.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) | 556,101.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) | -262,091.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) | -263,106.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Aug 2024 |
| Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) | 455,887.000 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) | 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.419 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -4,601.0 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jul 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,536.0 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.2 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Jul 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 577,989.136 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 274,989.359 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 69,318.411 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 8,137.0 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 35.0 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,425,187.296 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 876,034.340 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 164.776 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 435.688 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 22.504 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 911.106 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) | 149,723.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jun 2024 |
| Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) | -4,601.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Imports: EGP (EGP mn) | 287,004.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jun 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 204.348 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 131.347 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 155.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -3,711.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2022 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 18,182.4 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 14,383.600 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 54.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 14,329.600 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 152,885.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 39.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 25,350.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 7.1 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -14.101 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -281,564.000 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -155.400 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) | 7,480.600 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) | 11,719.900 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -8.700 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) | -53.800 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) | 14,383.600 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) | -10,143.800 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | -584.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) | -20,682.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) | -8,040.100 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) | 2,103.700 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) | 5,553.700 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Jun 2024 |
| Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) | 5,022.400 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) | 1,350.500 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 102.800 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) | 667.100 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) | 96.400 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) | 170.900 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) | 227.800 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Mar 2024 |
| Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) | 0.000 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 7.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 55,371.989 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 222,007.164 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 29.2 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 18.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 33,738.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Aug 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.219 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.4 Apr 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 10,262.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 249,661.975 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 26.9 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 239,232.3 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 26.1 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jul 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 21,668.6 Jul 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jul 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 148,373.166 May 2024 | monthly | Apr 1996 - May 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 53.31 May 2024 | monthly | Apr 1997 - May 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 25.46 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) | 1,968,866.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2024 |
| Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) | 11,620,470.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) | 2,689,639.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) | 8,094,137.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) | 10,783,776.000 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jul 2024 |
| International Reserves: Net (USD mn) | 46,597.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Aug 2024 |
| International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) | 36,317.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 2004 - Aug 2024 |
| Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) | 11,839,886.000 May 2024 | monthly | Apr 1996 - May 2024 |
| Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) | 6,898,502.000 May 2024 | monthly | Nov 2003 - May 2024 |
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