External debt, end year in Egypt
Egypt: External debt, end year was 27.58 billion current US$ in 2011. ▲ Rising
External debt, end year in Egypt, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, external debt, end year in Egypt stood at 27.58 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt, end year in Egypt peaked at 31.53 billion current US$ in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1984.
Egypt ranks 4th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
External debt, end year in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 24.60 billion current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 27.11 billion current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 29.24 billion current US$ | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 28.98 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 18.50 billion current US$ | -36.2% |
| 1992 | 23.96 billion current US$ | +29.5% |
| 1993 | 23.78 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 24.98 billion current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 27.34 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 26.56 billion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 26.21 billion current US$ | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 25.94 billion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 25.46 billion current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 24.77 billion current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 17.96 billion current US$ | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 18.88 billion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 18.96 billion current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.23 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 18.86 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 19.49 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 21.64 billion current US$ | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 31.53 billion current US$ | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 27.58 billion current US$ | -12.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27.58 billion current US$ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.53 billion current US$, 10.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt, end year in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +45.7% | 21.64 billion current US$ | 31.53 billion current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.49 billion current US$ | 0 current US$ | 29.24 billion current US$ | 6 |
| 1990s | 25.17 billion current US$ | 18.50 billion current US$ | 28.98 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 billion current US$ | 17.96 billion current US$ | 31.53 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.58 billion current US$ | 27.58 billion current US$ | 27.58 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 external debt, end year in Egypt?
- External debt, end year in Egypt was 27.58 billion current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest external debt, end year recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 31.53 billion current US$ in 2009.
- What is the lowest external debt, end year recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1984.
- How does Egypt rank for external debt, end year?
- Egypt ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2011.
- Is external debt, end year rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of External debt, end year (current US$). 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 U.S. dollars.