GDP growth in Egypt
Egypt: GDP growth was 2.4% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.4%
Change on year
down 36.2%
World rank
136th
of 209 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 1976
All-time low
1.1%
in 1991
Years of data
55
1970β2024
GDP growth in Egypt, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, gdp growth in Egypt stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.2% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Egypt peaked at 13.3% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
That places Egypt 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.2% | 1.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 3.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 1.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.4% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 133 Faroe Islands 2.5% compare
- 134 Jordan 2.5% compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
- 137 Greece 2.3% compare
- 138 Afghanistan 2.3% compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 2.3% compare
More population data for Egypt
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.048 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 11.08 million (2100)
- Population density 202.82 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.048 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.73 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 238,014 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.73 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.73 (2024)
- Natural population growth 1.55 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 2.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Egypt?
- Gdp growth in Egypt was 2.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 1976.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Egypt rank for gdp growth?
- Egypt ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release