External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Egypt

Egypt: External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
2
in 1994
All-time low
0.5
in 1984
Years of data
35
1980–2014

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Egypt, 1980–2014

0.511.521980199720141980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 11984: 0.51985: 0.51986: 0.51987: 11988: 11989: 11990: 11991: 11992: 11993: 11994: 21995: 21996: 21997: 1.51998: 1.51999: 1.52000: 1.52001: 1.52002: 1.52003: 1.52004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 12008: 1.52009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Egypt stood at 1.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Egypt peaked at 2 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1984.

Egypt ranks 43rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Egypt, 1980 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1980 1
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 0.5 -50.0%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1986 0.5 +0.0%
1987 1 +100.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 1 +0.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 1 +0.0%
1992 1 +0.0%
1993 1 +0.0%
1994 2 +100.0%
1995 2 +0.0%
1996 2 +0.0%
1997 1.5 -25.0%
1998 1.5 +0.0%
1999 1.5 +0.0%
2000 1.5 +0.0%
2001 1.5 +0.0%
2002 1.5 +0.0%
2003 1.5 +0.0%
2004 1 -33.3%
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 1 +0.0%
2008 1.5 +50.0%
2009 1 -33.3%
2010 1 +0.0%
2011 1 +0.0%
2012 1 +0.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.85 0.5 1 10
1990s 1.45 1 2 10
2000s 1.25 1 1.5 10
2010s 1 1 1 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 43 Argentina 1 compare
  2. 43 India 1 compare
  3. 43 Sri Lanka 1 compare
  4. 43 Malaysia 1 compare
  5. 43 Pakistan 1 compare
  6. 43 Thailand 1 compare
  7. 43 Turkey 1 compare
  8. 43 Venezuela 1 compare
  9. 43 Zimbabwe 1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Egypt?
External finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Egypt was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1994.
What is the lowest external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1984.
How does Egypt rank for external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi?
Egypt ranks 43rd out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI
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59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
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