Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 4.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 4.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is down 64.7% on the previous year and up 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt peaked at 12.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 54th of 200 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +217.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -98.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +2048.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | -79.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +4782.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +566.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | +58.8% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | +195.2% |
| 1979 | 6.7% | +214.2% |
| 1980 | 2.5% | -62.5% |
| 1981 | 3.4% | +34.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -68.8% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +49.1% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | +40.5% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 3.4% | +45.2% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -45.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -60.4% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +62.1% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +128.7% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -58.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -57.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -61.1% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +438.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +276.9% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +55.9% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -17.8% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -107.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -590.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +45.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +39.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +22.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -46.1% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +98.2% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +381.7% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -64.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 0.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | -0.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 39.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 46.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 143,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.988 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Egypt was 4.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Egypt ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.