Egypt
World Bank name: Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Capital
- Cairo
- Region
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 118 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Egypt rose 14.1% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Egypt's economy grew 4.4% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Egypt was US$3,086 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 6.8% of Egypt's labour force had no job in 2025, a higher share than in most countries.
- Egypt had 118 million people in 2025: about 1.4% of everyone on Earth, the 13th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Egypt had a current account deficit of 3.8% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.1% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.3% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$3,086 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$3,338 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$3,457 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$4,233 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$3,827 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,511 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$2,963 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$2,485 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$2,395 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$3,271 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 million |
| 2024 | 117 million |
| 2023 | 115 million |
| 2022 | 113 million |
| 2021 | 111 million |
| 2020 | 109 million |
| 2019 | 108 million |
| 2018 | 106 million |
| 2017 | 104 million |
| 2016 | 102 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Egypt | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −3.8% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −5.7% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −3.2% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −2.2% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −4.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −3.7% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −3.2% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −2.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −3.2% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −6.2% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Egypt: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Egypt since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.