Gross public investment in Egypt
Egypt: Gross public investment was 0.0% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Gross public investment in Egypt, 1986–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.0% for gross public investment in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross public investment in Egypt peaked at 22.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 49th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross public investment in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.1% | — |
| 1987 | 16.8% | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -33.9% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 14.7% | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.9% | 14.1% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 10.9% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 0.0% | 6.4% | 2 |
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross public investment in Egypt?
- Gross public investment in Egypt was 0.0% in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest gross public investment recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest gross public investment recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for gross public investment?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gross public investment rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Gross public investment (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross public investment (see definition below) as a percentage of GDP (%) . Public sectors’ gross domestic fixed investment (gross fixed capital formation) comprises all additions to the stocks of fixed assets (purchases and own-account capital formation), less any sales of second-hand and scrapped fixed assets measured at constant prices, done by government units and non-financial public enterprises. Most outlays by government on military equipment are excluded. According to 1993 SNA are outlays on weapons and equipment with no alternative civil use treated as intermediate consumption, and part of governments consumption expenditure.