General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: General government final consumption expenditure was -2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -2.0% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 914.4% on the previous year and down 128.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Egypt peaked at 30.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 1974.
That places Egypt 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.2% | — |
| 1962 | -5.3% | -147.1% |
| 1963 | 26.8% | -606.6% |
| 1964 | 23.3% | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -89.0% |
| 1966 | 8.4% | +229.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6% | -107.1% |
| 1968 | 14.7% | -2546.7% |
| 1969 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 13.4% | — |
| 1972 | 11.7% | -12.8% |
| 1973 | 6.7% | -42.6% |
| 1974 | -7.0% | -203.6% |
| 1975 | 30.1% | -533.2% |
| 1976 | -4.3% | -114.3% |
| 1977 | 5.9% | -237.6% |
| 1978 | -3.7% | -161.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -124.2% |
| 1980 | 6.6% | +651.6% |
| 1981 | 7.9% | +19.0% |
| 1982 | -2.3% | -129.1% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | -364.6% |
| 1984 | 5.1% | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -30.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +15.6% |
| 1987 | 5.1% | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 5.4% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 5.8% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 5.7% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -43.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +37.2% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -93.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +1030.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +161.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +284.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -44.3% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -34.1% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +52.6% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +213.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -57.4% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +45.5% |
| 2023 | -2.8% | -156.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -108.7% |
| 2025 | -2.0% | -914.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.7% | -5.3% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.4% | -7.0% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.7% | -2.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 0.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -2.8% | 7.9% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.145 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 447.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 22,215 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1763 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 543.89 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 10,757 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Egypt?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt was -2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 1974.
- How does Egypt rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.0%. 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 General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.