General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt
Egypt: General government final consumption expenditure was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.4% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Egypt peaked at 25.7% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2025.
Egypt ranks 183rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.6% | — |
| 1961 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 15.1% | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | +15.5% |
| 1964 | 19.6% | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 19.0% | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 22.2% | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 23.9% | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 22.3% | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 24.3% | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 24.4% | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 25.2% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 23.4% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 20.7% | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 15.7% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 14.4% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 11.4% | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 10.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.3% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -7.6% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.8% | 15.1% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.6% | 16.2% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 12.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 7.3% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.4% | 7.6% | 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Egypt?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Egypt was 5.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 1972.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.