External debt, end year in Egypt
Egypt: External debt, end year was 147.49 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
External debt, end year in Egypt, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt, end year in Egypt is 147.49 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 20.6% on the previous year and up 288.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Egypt peaked at 185.65 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1984.
Egypt ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.03 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 75.80 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 82.89 billion current LCU | 60.45 billion current LCU | 92.82 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.45 billion current LCU | 38.02 billion current LCU | 173.74 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.57 billion current LCU | 147.49 billion current LCU | 185.65 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 18 Algeria 414.56 billion current LCU compare
- 19 Rwanda 370.46 billion current LCU compare
- 20 Sierra Leone 322.30 billion current LCU compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 117.23 billion current LCU compare
- 23 Morocco 114.55 billion current LCU compare
- 24 South Africa 110.07 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,343 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 74.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 881 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 79.95 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 11.69 per 100 people (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt, end year in Egypt?
- External debt, end year in Egypt was 147.49 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 185.65 billion current LCU in 2010.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1984.
- How does Egypt rank for external debt, end year?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.0%. 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 External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.