Current account balance in Egypt
Egypt: Current account balance was -2.5% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Egypt, 2005–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Egypt is -2.5%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 204.4% over ten years.
That places Egypt 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Current account balance in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.4% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -87.2% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -375.6% |
| 2009 | -1.8% | +105.5% |
| 2010 | -2.1% | +18.6% |
| 2011 | -2.5% | +16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | -1.8% | 2.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -2.3% | -2.5% | -2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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- 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 in Egypt?
- Current account balance in Egypt was -2.5% in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for current account balance?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 204.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.