External debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt
Egypt: External debt as a share of gross national income was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.0%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
64th
of 121 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2023
All-time low
14.0%
in 2014
Years of data
25
2000–2024
External debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt, 2000–2024
Source: World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, external debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt stood at 42.0%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 199.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2014.
That places Egypt 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 20.7% | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 21.1% | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +64.5% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 18.7% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 14.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 35.4% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 61 Morocco 44.7% compare
- 62 Togo 43.2% compare
- 63 Sao Tome and Principe 42.8% compare
- 65 Papua New Guinea 41.9% compare
- 66 Mauritania 41.8% compare
- 67 Honduras 41.8% 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9592 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,960 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 31.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 47.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 146,975 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt?
- External debt as a share of gross national income in Egypt was 42.0% in 2024, according to World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest external debt as a share of gross national income recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt as a share of gross national income recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for external debt as a share of gross national income?
- Egypt ranks 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt as a share of gross national income rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of External debt as a share of gross national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%).