Current account balance in Egypt
Egypt: Current account balance was -3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Egypt, 1977–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -3.8% for current account balance in 2025.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Egypt peaked at 9.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -9.6%, in 1981.
That places Egypt 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -5.6% | — |
| 1978 | -6.2% | +10.5% |
| 1979 | -8.4% | +34.0% |
| 1980 | -2.0% | -75.9% |
| 1981 | -9.6% | +378.9% |
| 1982 | -6.7% | -30.6% |
| 1983 | -1.1% | -84.1% |
| 1984 | -5.6% | +421.8% |
| 1985 | -4.7% | -16.3% |
| 1986 | -3.5% | -24.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -101.4% |
| 1988 | -3.0% | -6076.2% |
| 1989 | -3.3% | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 5.4% | -264.5% |
| 1991 | 9.0% | +66.4% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | -30.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
| 1995 | -0.4% | -806.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | -32.8% |
| 1997 | -0.9% | +219.1% |
| 1998 | -3.0% | +233.9% |
| 1999 | -1.8% | -40.4% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | -46.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -282.0% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | +537.8% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -52.9% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -87.1% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -375.3% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | +103.8% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | -2.3% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | -2.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | -1.2% | -51.0% |
| 2014 | -1.9% | +59.0% |
| 2015 | -5.2% | +168.7% |
| 2016 | -6.2% | +17.8% |
| 2017 | -3.2% | -48.1% |
| 2018 | -2.9% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | -3.2% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | -3.7% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | -4.4% | +18.2% |
| 2022 | -2.2% | -49.6% |
| 2023 | -3.2% | +43.6% |
| 2024 | -5.7% | +79.2% |
| 2025 | -3.8% | -32.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.7% | -8.4% | -5.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | -3.9% | -9.6% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -3.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -1.8% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.1% | -6.2% | -1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.8% | -5.7% | -2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 129 Slovakia -3.6% compare
- 130 United States of America -3.6% compare
- 131 Cambodia -3.6% compare
- 133 Uzbekistan -3.9% compare
- 134 Burkina Faso -4.0% compare
- 135 Kazakhstan -4.1% compare
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -6.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1289 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 397.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 29.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 6.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,751 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -5.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Egypt?
- Current account balance in Egypt was -3.8% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.6% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for current account balance?
- Egypt ranks 132nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.