External balance on goods and services in Egypt
Egypt: External balance on goods and services was -11.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Egypt is -11.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.8% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Egypt peaked at -1.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -17.9%, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 137th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.0% | — |
| 1961 | -2.1% | +7.0% |
| 1962 | -4.5% | +113.1% |
| 1963 | -5.8% | +30.5% |
| 1964 | -6.5% | +11.1% |
| 1965 | -3.0% | -53.7% |
| 1966 | -4.2% | +38.3% |
| 1967 | -2.3% | -44.9% |
| 1968 | -5.7% | +147.5% |
| 1969 | -3.1% | -45.6% |
| 1970 | -3.5% | +14.5% |
| 1971 | -4.5% | +28.8% |
| 1972 | -4.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | -4.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | -10.9% | +136.3% |
| 1975 | -17.4% | +59.0% |
| 1976 | -10.8% | -38.1% |
| 1977 | -9.8% | -9.0% |
| 1978 | -14.0% | +43.5% |
| 1979 | -16.5% | +17.4% |
| 1980 | -12.4% | -25.0% |
| 1981 | -12.5% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | -11.5% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | -11.3% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | -11.4% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | -9.7% | -15.3% |
| 1986 | -8.4% | -13.1% |
| 1987 | -10.1% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | -17.9% | +76.9% |
| 1989 | -14.5% | -18.5% |
| 1990 | -12.2% | -16.0% |
| 1991 | -7.9% | -35.2% |
| 1992 | -2.5% | -68.2% |
| 1993 | -4.3% | +69.0% |
| 1994 | -5.5% | +29.0% |
| 1995 | -5.1% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | -5.4% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | -6.1% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | -9.5% | +56.9% |
| 1999 | -8.3% | -13.1% |
| 2000 | -6.6% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | -4.9% | -26.7% |
| 2002 | -4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | -2.6% | -40.6% |
| 2004 | -1.4% | -47.4% |
| 2005 | -2.3% | +66.6% |
| 2006 | -1.6% | -28.5% |
| 2007 | -4.6% | +182.8% |
| 2008 | -5.6% | +22.2% |
| 2009 | -6.6% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | -21.1% |
| 2011 | -4.1% | -21.3% |
| 2012 | -7.9% | +92.1% |
| 2013 | -6.3% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | -8.4% | +33.1% |
| 2015 | -8.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -9.6% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | -12.8% | +34.0% |
| 2018 | -9.9% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | -7.8% | -21.2% |
| 2020 | -7.2% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | -8.7% | +21.6% |
| 2022 | -6.8% | -22.0% |
| 2023 | -2.2% | -67.1% |
| 2024 | -6.8% | +206.0% |
| 2025 | -11.7% | +70.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -3.9% | -6.5% | -2.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | -9.7% | -17.4% | -3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -12.0% | -17.9% | -8.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.7% | -12.2% | -2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.0% | -6.6% | -1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.1% | -12.8% | -4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.3% | -11.7% | -2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 134 Eritrea -11.1% compare
- 135 Cape Verde -11.4% compare
- 136 Madagascar -11.6% compare
- 138 Haiti -12.8% compare
- 139 Seychelles -13.0% compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina -13.1% 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)
- 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 external balance on goods and services in Egypt?
- External balance on goods and services in Egypt was -11.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -1.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.9% in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.