External borrowing, net in Egypt

Egypt: External borrowing, net was -97.65 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-97.65 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 919.7%
World rank
46th
of 50 countries
All-time high
11.91 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
-97.65 billion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
28
1984–2011

External borrowing, net in Egypt, 1984–2011

-100.0B-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B01984199720111984: 1.1B current LCU1985: 1.5B current LCU1986: 1.8B current LCU1987: 1.3B current LCU1988: 3.4B current LCU1989: 1.2B current LCU1990: 248.1M current LCU1991: 11.3B current LCU1992: -226.0M current LCU1993: -1.5B current LCU1994: -1.7B current LCU1995: -2.2B current LCU1996: -2.6B current LCU1997: -3.1B current LCU1998: -2.8B current LCU1999: -2.0B current LCU2000: -1.5B current LCU2001: -1.9B current LCU2002: 6.5B current LCU2003: 5.6B current LCU2004: 503.0M current LCU2005: -4.2B current LCU2006: 3.6B current LCU2007: 3.6B current LCU2008: 11.4B current LCU2009: -12.7B current LCU2010: 11.9B current LCU2011: -97.6B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Egypt recorded -97.65 billion current LCU for external borrowing, net in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is down 919.7% on the previous year and down 4,917.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external borrowing, net in Egypt peaked at 11.91 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -97.65 billion current LCU, in 2011.

Egypt ranks 46th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.70 billion current LCU 1.05 billion current LCU 3.41 billion current LCU 6
1990s -463.99 million current LCU -3.15 billion current LCU 11.34 billion current LCU 10
2000s 1.09 billion current LCU -12.67 billion current LCU 11.44 billion current LCU 10
2010s -42.87 billion current LCU -97.65 billion current LCU 11.91 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 43 Central African Republic -11.30 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Cameroon -47.40 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Angola -94.56 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Algeria -159.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Nigeria -160.61 billion current LCU compare
  6. 49 Guinea -238.46 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 50 places →

More science & technology data for Egypt

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is external borrowing, net in Egypt?
External borrowing, net in Egypt was -97.65 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest external borrowing, net recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 11.91 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest external borrowing, net recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was -97.65 billion current LCU in 2011.
How does Egypt rank for external borrowing, net?
Egypt ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is external borrowing, net rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4,917.9%. 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 External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.