Overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt
Egypt: Overall budget balance, including grants was -131.58 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt stood at -131.58 billion current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 509.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt peaked at -2.33 billion current LCU in 1997 and was at its lowest, -131.58 billion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Egypt 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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 | -8.81 billion current LCU | -11.85 billion current LCU | -6.43 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -6.99 billion current LCU | -16.95 billion current LCU | -2.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -45.44 billion current LCU | -73.69 billion current LCU | -13.40 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -109.62 billion current LCU | -131.58 billion current LCU | -87.66 billion current LCU | 2 |
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- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,854 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 97.13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,343 (2021)
- Share of individuals using the internet 74.65 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 881 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.0% (2024)
- Number of internet users 79.95 million (2021)
- Broadband penetration by country 11.69 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Egypt was -131.58 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was -2.33 billion current LCU in 1997.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -131.58 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 509.7%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.