Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt
Egypt: Current account balance excluding net official capital grants was -2.4% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt, 2005–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt is -2.4%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 201.9% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -87.1% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -375.4% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | +104.0% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | -2.4% | +16.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -2.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -7.0%, 34% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -2.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -4.6%, 52% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | -1.8% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.2% | -2.4% | -2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More trade data for Egypt
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 99.23 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 99.89 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.56 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 72.19 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 98.67 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 81.04 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.7212 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 23.71 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 384.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt?
- Current account balance excluding net official capital grants in Egypt was -2.4% in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current account balance excluding net official capital grants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance excluding net official capital grants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for current account balance excluding net official capital grants?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance excluding net official capital grants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 201.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. This is divided by GDP at market prices, with both series expressed in current U.S. dollars.