Egypt

Country in Africa

In brief

Inflation: +14.1% (2025). World rank 15 of 180; in Africa, 9 of 50. Price level, USA = 100: 15 (2025). World rank 196 of 198; in Africa, 51 of 53. Women in work or seeking work: 18.5% (2025). World rank 178 of 186; in Africa, 51 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $329.4B → $365.3B, GDP per person $3,307 → $3,086, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $10,903 → $20,204.

Size and growth

GDP: $365.3B 2025
GDP per person: $3,086 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $20,204 2025
GDP growth per year: +4.4% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $3,260 2025
Inflation: +14.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 15 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 16.6% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 32.1% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 47.3% 2025
Unemployment: 6.8% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 18.3% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 18.5% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 19.8% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 31.5% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: -3.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +4.2% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 11.4% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 12.5% 2015
Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 28.5 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 1.4% 2021