Adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt
Egypt: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 1.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt, 1977–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.0% on the previous year and down 83.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt peaked at 29.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
That places Egypt 146th out of 177 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: net national savings in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 18.0% | — |
| 1978 | 21.9% | +21.4% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 18.4% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 24.5% | +33.6% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 19.3% | -19.7% |
| 1986 | 16.6% | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 20.9% | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +28.1% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 25.4% | -13.1% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 12.3% | -22.0% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 12.0% | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -40.7% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | -27.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -22.4% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +92.4% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -44.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 18.0% | 21.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 16.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 11.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 3.8% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.4% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0841 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 259.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) -18.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 168.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 13.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Egypt was 1.8% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Egypt rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Egypt ranks 146th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.