Adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 7.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt, 1977–2021
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt stood at 7.9%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.9% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt peaked at 35.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2021.
That places Egypt 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 21.4% | — |
| 1978 | 25.6% | +19.2% |
| 1979 | 24.0% | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 29.8% | +26.6% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 25.0% | -15.2% |
| 1986 | 22.3% | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 27.5% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 32.5% | +21.8% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 31.5% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 21.9% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -23.8% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -19.8% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 21.4% | 25.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 22.3% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 17.6% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 11.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 57.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 30,368 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 23.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Egypt was 7.9% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Egypt ranks 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.