Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Egypt
Egypt: Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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.
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -6.43 billion current LCU | — |
| 1985 | -7.17 billion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 1986 | -8.84 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 1987 | -7.74 billion current LCU | -12.5% |
| 1988 | -10.85 billion current LCU | +40.2% |
| 1989 | -11.85 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1990 | -14.52 billion current LCU | +22.5% |
| 1991 | -16.95 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
| 1992 | -7.58 billion current LCU | -55.3% |
| 1993 | -5.53 billion current LCU | -27.1% |
| 1994 | -3.70 billion current LCU | -33.1% |
| 1995 | -2.54 billion current LCU | -31.3% |
| 1996 | -3.00 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 1997 | -2.33 billion current LCU | -22.3% |
| 1998 | -2.82 billion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 1999 | -10.92 billion current LCU | +287.3% |
| 2000 | -13.40 billion current LCU | +22.7% |
| 2001 | -21.58 billion current LCU | +61.0% |
| 2002 | -38.48 billion current LCU | +78.3% |
| 2003 | -43.56 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 2004 | -45.88 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2005 | -51.64 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 2006 | -50.39 billion current LCU | -2.4% |
| 2007 | -54.70 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2008 | -61.12 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2009 | -73.69 billion current LCU | +20.6% |
| 2010 | -87.66 billion current LCU | +19.0% |
| 2011 | -131.58 billion current LCU | +50.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -131.58 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -34.10 billion current LCU, 3.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -131.58 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -3.47 billion current LCU, 38.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -287.3% | -2.82 billion current LCU | -10.92 billion current LCU |
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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- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
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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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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.