Current budget balance, including grants in Egypt
Egypt: Current budget balance, including grants was -37.26 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Current budget balance, including grants in Egypt, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -37.26 billion current LCU for current budget balance, including grants in 2011.
The figure is up 30.8% on the previous year and down 398.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Egypt peaked at 8.20 billion current LCU in 1998 and was at its lowest, -53.85 billion current LCU, in 2010.
Egypt ranks 49th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current budget balance, including grants in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -4.10 billion current LCU | — |
| 1985 | -4.54 billion current LCU | +10.9% |
| 1986 | -5.43 billion current LCU | +19.5% |
| 1987 | -2.78 billion current LCU | -48.7% |
| 1988 | -3.41 billion current LCU | +22.4% |
| 1989 | -3.80 billion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 1990 | -5.40 billion current LCU | +42.2% |
| 1991 | -4.07 billion current LCU | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 1.63 billion current LCU | -140.0% |
| 1993 | 2.38 billion current LCU | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 3.32 billion current LCU | +39.4% |
| 1995 | 5.29 billion current LCU | +59.3% |
| 1996 | 5.74 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 7.32 billion current LCU | +27.6% |
| 1998 | 8.20 billion current LCU | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 6.75 billion current LCU | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 3.83 billion current LCU | -43.2% |
| 2001 | -7.48 billion current LCU | -295.2% |
| 2002 | -22.43 billion current LCU | +199.8% |
| 2003 | -23.63 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2004 | -28.77 billion current LCU | +21.8% |
| 2005 | -35.51 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 2006 | -42.18 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 2007 | -23.78 billion current LCU | -43.6% |
| 2008 | -39.59 billion current LCU | +66.5% |
| 2009 | -38.24 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2010 | -53.85 billion current LCU | +40.8% |
| 2011 | -37.26 billion current LCU | -30.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -37.26 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 42.42 billion current LCU. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -37.26 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 628.76 million current LCU. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current budget balance, including grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -295.2% | 3.83 billion current LCU | -7.48 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.01 billion current LCU | -5.43 billion current LCU | -2.78 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 3.12 billion current LCU | -5.40 billion current LCU | 8.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -25.78 billion current LCU | -42.18 billion current LCU | 3.83 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -45.56 billion current LCU | -53.85 billion current LCU | -37.26 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 46 Mauritius -3.21 billion current LCU compare
- 47 Malawi -24.32 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe -33.89 billion current LCU compare
- 50 South Africa -131.32 billion current LCU compare
- 51 Tanzania -951.79 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current budget balance, including grants in Egypt?
- Current budget balance, including grants in Egypt was -37.26 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 8.20 billion current LCU in 1998.
- What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.85 billion current LCU in 2010.
- How does Egypt rank for current budget balance, including grants?
- Egypt ranks 49th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 398.0%. 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 budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.