All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Egypt
Egypt: All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change was 5.32 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Egypt, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.32 for all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Egypt peaked at 33.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 2002.
Egypt ranks 5th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.5 | — |
| 1981 | 10.4 | -49.3% |
| 1982 | 14.9 | +43.3% |
| 1983 | 15.98 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 17.06 | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 12.11 | -29.0% |
| 1986 | 23.9 | +97.4% |
| 1987 | 25.19 | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 15.18 | -39.7% |
| 1989 | 20.13 | +32.6% |
| 1990 | 21.22 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 14.74 | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 21.14 | +43.5% |
| 1993 | 11.04 | -47.8% |
| 1994 | 9.05 | -18.1% |
| 1995 | 9.36 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 7.1 | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 6.17 | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 5.04 | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 3.74 | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 2.85 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 2.42 | -15.2% |
| 2002 | 2.26 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 3.41 | +51.1% |
| 2004 | 8.15 | +138.9% |
| 2005 | 8.7 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 4.29 | -50.7% |
| 2007 | 10.88 | +153.5% |
| 2008 | 11.74 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 16.16 | +37.6% |
| 2010 | 11.66 | -27.9% |
| 2011 | 11.06 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 8.69 | -21.4% |
| 2013 | 6.92 | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 10.09 | +46.0% |
| 2015 | 10.99 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 10.21 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 23.53 | +130.4% |
| 2018 | 20.85 | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 13.87 | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 5.7 | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 4.5 | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | +88.9% |
| 2023 | 24.39 | +187.0% |
| 2024 | 33.3 | +36.5% |
| 2025 | 20.42 | -38.7% |
| 2026 | 13.16 | -35.5% |
| 2027 | 11.11 | -15.6% |
| 2028 | 8.12 | -26.9% |
| 2029 | 6.2 | -23.6% |
| 2030 | 5.36 | -13.6% |
| 2031 | 5.32 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.53 | 10.4 | 25.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.86 | 3.74 | 21.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.09 | 2.26 | 16.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.79 | 6.92 | 23.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.54 | 4.5 | 33.3 | 10 |
| 2030s | 5.34 | 5.32 | 5.36 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Egypt?
- All items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change in Egypt was 5.32 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 2002.
- How does Egypt rank for all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is all items, consumer price index (cpi), period average, percent change rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of All Items, Consumer price index (CPI), Period average, percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.