Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Egypt
Egypt: Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate was 36.9 % change on previous year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth in Egypt, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 36.9 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.1% on the previous year and up 154.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Egypt peaked at 36.9 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -4.87 % change on previous year, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 9th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 6.93 % change on previous year | +16.0% |
| 1973 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -170.4% |
| 1974 | 16.22 % change on previous year | -432.7% |
| 1975 | 11.86 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1976 | 18.12 % change on previous year | +52.8% |
| 1977 | 27.79 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 1978 | 22.45 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 19.22 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 28.84 % change on previous year | +50.1% |
| 1981 | 35.99 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 17.92 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1983 | 27.45 % change on previous year | +53.2% |
| 1984 | 21.24 % change on previous year | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 17.19 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1986 | 11.47 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 27.26 % change on previous year | +137.5% |
| 1988 | 17.64 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1989 | 17.47 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 22.23 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 1991 | 25.53 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1992 | 23.65 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 11.57 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 1994 | 12.76 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 16.57 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 12.45 % change on previous year | -24.9% |
| 1997 | 10.2 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 5.69 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 6.47 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 8.5 % change on previous year | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 8.01 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 11.33 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2004 | 13.21 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 11.25 % change on previous year | -14.9% |
| 2006 | 13.16 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 20.58 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 2008 | 20.23 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 16.37 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 15.79 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.63 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 22.15 % change on previous year | +62.5% |
| 2013 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2014 | 14.49 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 14.74 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 34.93 % change on previous year | +221.5% |
| 2018 | 27.63 % change on previous year | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 19.93 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 2020 | 9.95 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 8.3 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 17.7 % change on previous year | +113.3% |
| 2023 | 29.49 % change on previous year | +66.6% |
| 2024 | 36.9 % change on previous year | +25.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 36.9 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.89 % change on previous year, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 36.9 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.92 % change on previous year, 7.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product: Value Standard … Gross annual growth rate in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +432.7% | -4.87 % change on previous year | 16.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.74 % change on previous year | -4.87 % change on previous year | 27.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 22.25 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year | 35.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.75 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year | 25.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 20.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.52 % change on previous year | 10.87 % change on previous year | 34.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.47 % change on previous year | 8.3 % change on previous year | 36.9 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 62.93 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Guyana 46.8 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38.33 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ethiopia 34.72 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ghana 32.49 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Yemen 32.03 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Egypt?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth in Egypt was 36.9 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.87 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, annual growth rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.