Egypt vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: GERD as a percentage of GDP
Egypt
1.0%
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
0.4%
in 2023
Egypt rank
40th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
43rd
GERD as a percentage of GDP over time
- Egypt
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.0% against 0.4% in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 2.7 times UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 40th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 116 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | UIS: Sub-saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gerd as a percentage of gdp, Egypt or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Egypt, at 1.0% against 0.4% in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gerd as a percentage of gdp between Egypt and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for gerd as a percentage of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 40th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 43rd of 116 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GERD as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release