Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Egypt
Egypt: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 27.75 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 27.75 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.5% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Egypt peaked at 27.75 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 2020.
That places Egypt 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15.25 | — |
| 2017 | 19.25 | +26.2% |
| 2018 | 17.25 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 12.75 | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 8.75 | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 8.75 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.75 | +91.4% |
| 2023 | 19.75 | +17.9% |
| 2024 | 27.75 | +40.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 27.75 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 2.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 27.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.42, 6.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.12 | 12.75 | 19.25 | 4 |
| 2020s | 16.35 | 8.75 | 27.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Egypt?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in Egypt was 27.75 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.75 in 2024.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- Egypt ranks 4th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. 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 Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.