Gross capital formation in Egypt
Egypt: Gross capital formation was -5.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation in Egypt, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Egypt is -5.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Egypt peaked at 63.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -21.9%, in 1998.
Egypt ranks 146th of 168 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Egypt, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.0% | — |
| 1962 | 14.8% | +47.3% |
| 1963 | 12.7% | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 15.7% | +23.6% |
| 1965 | -5.8% | -137.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9% | -84.8% |
| 1967 | -12.8% | +1348.3% |
| 1968 | -8.4% | -34.0% |
| 1969 | -11.9% | +40.4% |
| 1970 | -6.7% | -43.4% |
| 1971 | -9.2% | +36.8% |
| 1972 | -9.3% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 11.4% | -222.0% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | +250.9% |
| 1975 | 63.9% | +59.8% |
| 1976 | -6.0% | -109.4% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | -385.6% |
| 1978 | 40.9% | +137.6% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -36.3% |
| 1980 | -2.2% | -108.3% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | -1084.8% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 14.6% | -28.7% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -35.4% |
| 1985 | 6.6% | -29.8% |
| 1986 | 5.6% | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -31.7% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -61.5% |
| 1989 | -11.1% | -857.1% |
| 1990 | -1.7% | -84.3% |
| 1991 | -3.7% | +115.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -120.5% |
| 1993 | -15.7% | -2138.5% |
| 1994 | 15.2% | -196.7% |
| 1995 | 13.2% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +114.3% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | -21.9% | -195.7% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -159.8% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -31.0% |
| 2001 | -2.0% | -122.5% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -476.3% |
| 2003 | -6.2% | -180.7% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -201.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +64.7% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +78.2% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | -35.0% |
| 2009 | -9.1% | -158.8% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | -187.7% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -127.8% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -362.2% |
| 2013 | -8.4% | -244.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -120.3% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +403.3% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7% | -105.9% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -1877.2% |
| 2020 | -18.8% | -257.3% |
| 2021 | -1.9% | -89.8% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -930.3% |
| 2023 | -17.0% | -206.3% |
| 2024 | -6.1% | -63.8% |
| 2025 | -5.5% | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | -12.8% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | -9.3% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | -11.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.0% | -21.9% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | -9.1% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -8.4% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.6% | -18.8% | 16.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,286 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 7.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 22,109 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4731 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Egypt?
- Gross capital formation in Egypt was -5.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.9% in 1998.
- How does Egypt rank for gross capital formation?
- Egypt ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 163.6%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.