Financial Development Index in Egypt
Egypt: Financial Development Index was 0.2997 in 2020. β² Rising
Financial Development Index in Egypt, 1980β2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.2997 for financial development index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial development index in Egypt peaked at 0.4305 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1829, in 1992.
Egypt ranks 79th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2403 | 0.1918 | 0.2783 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2199 | 0.1829 | 0.2834 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3571 | 0.2956 | 0.4305 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2827 | 0.2529 | 0.3134 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2997 | 0.2997 | 0.2997 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 154,531 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 50.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 145.56 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 13.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial development index in Egypt?
- Financial development index in Egypt was 0.2997 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial development index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4305 in 2008.
- What is the lowest financial development index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1829 in 1992.
- How does Egypt rank for financial development index?
- Egypt ranks 79th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial development index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.