Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Egypt
Egypt: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 9,841 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Egypt is 9,841 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 131.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Egypt peaked at 11,578 million USD in 2007 and was at its lowest, -482.7 million USD, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 30th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Egypt, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 734 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 253 million USD | -65.5% |
| 1992 | 459 million USD | +81.4% |
| 1993 | 1,206 million USD | +162.9% |
| 1994 | 1,133 million USD | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 595.2 million USD | -47.5% |
| 1996 | 636.4 million USD | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 886.9 million USD | +39.4% |
| 1998 | 1,076 million USD | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 1,065 million USD | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1,235 million USD | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 305.81 million USD | -75.2% |
| 2002 | 410.48 million USD | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 361.31 million USD | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 463.02 million USD | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 5,376 million USD | +1061.0% |
| 2006 | 10,043 million USD | +86.8% |
| 2007 | 11,578 million USD | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 9,495 million USD | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 6,712 million USD | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 6,386 million USD | -4.9% |
| 2011 | -482.7 million USD | -107.6% |
| 2012 | 6,030 million USD | -1349.3% |
| 2013 | 4,256 million USD | -29.4% |
| 2014 | 4,612 million USD | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 6,925 million USD | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 8,107 million USD | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 7,409 million USD | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 8,141 million USD | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 9,011 million USD | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 5,851 million USD | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 5,122 million USD | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 11,400 million USD | +122.5% |
| 2023 | 9,841 million USD | -13.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9,841 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD, 15.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 9,841 million USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,095 million USD, 9.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1349.3% | -482.7 million USD | 6,030 million USD |
| 2005 | +1061.0% | 463.02 million USD | 5,376 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 804.52 million USD | 253 million USD | 1,206 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,598 million USD | 305.81 million USD | 11,578 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,039 million USD | -482.7 million USD | 9,011 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,053 million USD | 5,122 million USD | 11,400 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 1,753 million USD compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 15,178 million USD compare
- 28 Cabo Verde 118.32 million USD compare
- 28 Switzerland 13,507 million USD compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 12,319 million USD compare
- 31 Denmark 8,781 million USD compare
- 32 Malaysia 8,653 million USD compare
- 33 Russian Federation 8,364 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Egypt?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Egypt was 9,841 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11,578 million USD in 2007.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -482.7 million USD in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Egypt ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.