Claims on central government, etc. in Egypt
Egypt: Claims on central government, etc. was 48.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Claims on central government, etc. in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for claims on central government, etc. in Egypt is 48.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Egypt peaked at 69.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1960.
Egypt ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.8% | — |
| 1961 | 19.0% | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 21.1% | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 25.5% | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 27.2% | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 27.6% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 30.1% | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 32.3% | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 33.4% | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 32.5% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 30.6% | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 32.9% | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 34.0% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 35.4% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 38.0% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 49.6% | +30.7% |
| 1976 | 44.0% | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 40.0% | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 60.1% | +50.4% |
| 1979 | 57.4% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 44.2% | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 44.3% | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 37.6% | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 31.4% | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 33.6% | +28.0% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 30.9% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 50.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 56.5% | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 55.7% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 48.2% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.6% | 17.8% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.2% | 30.6% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 44.2% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.9% | 21.6% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 25.5% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.3% | 27.6% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 48.2% | 59.0% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -14.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0605 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 186.79 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 189.45 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Egypt?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Egypt was 48.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1960.
- How does Egypt rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.