Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 247.44 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
247.44 billion
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
73rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
247.44 billion
in 2008
All-time low
-2.15 billion
in 1979
Years of data
57
1952–2008
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Egypt, 1952–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 247.44 billion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 585.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Egypt peaked at 247.44 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.15 billion, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 73rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 264.40 million | — |
| 1953 | 255.30 million | -3.4% |
| 1954 | 242.30 million | -5.1% |
| 1955 | 208.10 million | -14.1% |
| 1956 | 169.40 million | -18.6% |
| 1957 | 117.00 million | -30.9% |
| 1958 | 96.10 million | -17.9% |
| 1959 | 67.60 million | -29.7% |
| 1960 | 52.90 million | -21.7% |
| 1961 | 27.20 million | -48.6% |
| 1962 | -29.70 million | -209.2% |
| 1963 | -28.80 million | -3.0% |
| 1964 | -53.76 million | +86.7% |
| 1965 | -64.19 million | +19.4% |
| 1966 | -108.27 million | +68.7% |
| 1967 | -134.18 million | +23.9% |
| 1968 | -137.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1969 | -144.73 million | +5.5% |
| 1970 | -184.82 million | +27.7% |
| 1971 | -271.96 million | +47.1% |
| 1972 | -243.85 million | -10.3% |
| 1973 | -159.85 million | -34.4% |
| 1974 | -193.28 million | +20.9% |
| 1975 | -970.63 million | +402.2% |
| 1976 | -922.74 million | -4.9% |
| 1977 | -659.66 million | -28.5% |
| 1978 | -2.12 billion | +221.2% |
| 1979 | -2.15 billion | +1.4% |
| 1980 | -1.23 billion | -42.6% |
| 1981 | -1.21 billion | -1.8% |
| 1982 | -461.14 million | -61.9% |
| 1983 | 667.96 million | -244.9% |
| 1984 | 149.68 million | -77.6% |
| 1985 | 641.24 million | +328.4% |
| 1986 | 1.39 billion | +116.1% |
| 1987 | 2.48 billion | +78.7% |
| 1988 | 2.22 billion | -10.3% |
| 1989 | -1.48 billion | -166.5% |
| 1990 | -1.35 billion | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 16.75 billion | -1338.3% |
| 1992 | 33.57 billion | +100.4% |
| 1993 | 45.65 billion | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 51.11 billion | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 48.91 billion | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 53.51 billion | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 49.19 billion | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 36.11 billion | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 25.09 billion | -30.5% |
| 2000 | 22.86 billion | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 21.27 billion | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 18.87 billion | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 34.05 billion | +80.4% |
| 2004 | 54.10 billion | +58.9% |
| 2005 | 111.64 billion | +106.3% |
| 2006 | 188.00 billion | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 231.59 billion | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 247.44 billion | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 177.53 million | 67.60 million | 264.40 million | 8 |
| 1960s | -62.07 million | -144.73 million | 52.90 million | 10 |
| 1970s | -787.42 million | -2.15 billion | -159.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 315.85 million | -1.48 billion | 2.48 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.85 billion | -1.35 billion | 53.51 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.31 billion | 18.87 billion | 247.44 billion | 9 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Egypt?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Egypt was 247.44 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 247.44 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.15 billion in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Egypt ranks 73rd out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 585.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.