Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt
Egypt: Gross fixed capital formation, private sector was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt is 6.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt peaked at 16.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 97th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 8.2% | — |
| 1983 | 12.6% | +53.1% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 11.2% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.2% | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | +33.5% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | -23.5% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 6.8% | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | +17.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | +37.4% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -14.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 8.2% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 6.4% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.0% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 94 Angola 7.3% compare
- 95 Macau, China 7.3% compare
- 96 Timor-Leste 7.1% compare
- 98 American Samoa 6.1% compare
- 99 Oman 5.5% compare
- 100 Yemen 5.3% compare
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 57.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 30,368 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 23.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector in Egypt was 6.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector?
- Egypt ranks 97th out of 106 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.