External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Egypt
Egypt: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate was -7.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -7.26 % change on previous year for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 333.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Egypt peaked at 118.85 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -27.72 % change on previous year, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 110th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 13.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | -4.72 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 1973 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1974 | 10.94 % change on previous year | +445.3% |
| 1975 | 118.85 % change on previous year | +986.4% |
| 1976 | 31.47 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 1977 | 84.57 % change on previous year | +168.7% |
| 1978 | 9.58 % change on previous year | -88.7% |
| 1979 | 15.93 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1980 | 28.34 % change on previous year | +77.9% |
| 1981 | 15.41 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1982 | 23.76 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
| 1983 | 10.57 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1984 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 1985 | 12.23 % change on previous year | +87.2% |
| 1986 | 10.43 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1987 | 10.68 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 1989 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
| 1990 | -27.72 % change on previous year | +2607.2% |
| 1991 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -95.5% |
| 1992 | -4.4 % change on previous year | +253.3% |
| 1993 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 1994 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -462.9% |
| 1995 | 3 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1996 | -5.86 % change on previous year | -295.2% |
| 1997 | -4.95 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1998 | 7.99 % change on previous year | -261.5% |
| 1999 | -3.79 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 2000 | -6.07 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 2001 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2002 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -253.5% |
| 2003 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 3.07 % change on previous year | +14.5% |
| 2005 | -2.64 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2006 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -156.2% |
| 2007 | 11.53 % change on previous year | +678.4% |
| 2008 | -1.96 % change on previous year | -117.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -324.0% |
| 2010 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2011 | -4.33 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 2012 | 13.78 % change on previous year | -418.0% |
| 2013 | 16.16 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 2014 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2015 | 19.39 % change on previous year | -289.5% |
| 2016 | 38.73 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 2017 | 22.26 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 17.58 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 15.54 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 15.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 10.15 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 11.72 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2024 | -7.26 % change on previous year | -333.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -7.26 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -7.26 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.45 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -2607.2% | -1.02 % change on previous year | -27.72 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +986.4% | 10.94 % change on previous year | 118.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.37 % change on previous year | -4.72 % change on previous year | 118.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.15 % change on previous year | -1.02 % change on previous year | 28.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.26 % change on previous year | -27.72 % change on previous year | 7.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 % change on previous year | -6.07 % change on previous year | 11.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 % change on previous year | -10.23 % change on previous year | 38.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.61 % change on previous year | -7.26 % change on previous year | 15.34 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 107 Vietnam -6.3 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Cambodia -6.91 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Belarus -6.95 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Myanmar -8.1 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Samoa -8.68 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Gabon -10.02 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Egypt?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate in Egypt was -7.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 118.85 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.72 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Egypt ranks 110th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.