Domestic credit to private sector in Egypt
Egypt: Domestic credit to private sector was 27.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Egypt, 1960–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Egypt is 27.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Egypt peaked at 54.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.5% | — |
| 1961 | 16.8% | -4.0% |
| 1962 | 17.8% | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 14.9% | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 13.6% | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 12.8% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 14.2% | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 14.8% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 11.8% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 10.3% | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 13.2% | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 16.6% | +25.6% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 18.7% | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -26.6% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | +85.8% |
| 1982 | 24.7% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 29.2% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 25.5% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 22.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 23.8% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 32.7% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 36.5% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 54.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +12.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 27.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.3%, 45% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic credit to private sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +85.8% | 13.9% | 25.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.6% | 12.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.0% | 10.3% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 13.9% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.9% | 22.1% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 36.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 24.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Egypt?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Egypt was 27.1% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Egypt ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.