Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 9,394 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 9,394 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 612.1% on the previous year and up 5,534.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Egypt peaked at 9,394 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -7,641 current LCU per person, in 2023.
That places Egypt 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.97 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9855 current LCU per person | -49.9% |
| 1962 | -1.05 current LCU per person | -206.4% |
| 1963 | -0.99 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | -1.8 current LCU per person | +81.9% |
| 1965 | -2.1 current LCU per person | +16.4% |
| 1966 | -3.45 current LCU per person | +64.5% |
| 1967 | -4.17 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 1968 | -4.16 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | -4.28 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | -5.34 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
| 1971 | -7.68 current LCU per person | +43.8% |
| 1972 | -6.73 current LCU per person | -12.4% |
| 1973 | -4.31 current LCU per person | -35.9% |
| 1974 | -5.09 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | -24.97 current LCU per person | +390.5% |
| 1976 | -23.19 current LCU per person | -7.1% |
| 1977 | -16.19 current LCU per person | -30.2% |
| 1978 | -50.74 current LCU per person | +213.5% |
| 1979 | -50.17 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | -28.08 current LCU per person | -44.0% |
| 1981 | -26.83 current LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | -9.94 current LCU per person | -63.0% |
| 1983 | 13.98 current LCU per person | -240.7% |
| 1984 | 3.04 current LCU per person | -78.3% |
| 1985 | 12.64 current LCU per person | +315.8% |
| 1986 | 26.54 current LCU per person | +110.0% |
| 1987 | 46.13 current LCU per person | +73.8% |
| 1988 | 40.23 current LCU per person | -12.8% |
| 1989 | -26.03 current LCU per person | -164.7% |
| 1990 | -23.16 current LCU per person | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 279 current LCU per person | -1304.6% |
| 1992 | 545.95 current LCU per person | +95.7% |
| 1993 | 725.51 current LCU per person | +32.9% |
| 1994 | 795.07 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 745.05 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 798.29 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 718.88 current LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 516.29 current LCU per person | -28.2% |
| 1999 | 350.83 current LCU per person | -32.0% |
| 2000 | 312.79 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 90.83 current LCU per person | -71.0% |
| 2002 | 113.45 current LCU per person | +24.9% |
| 2003 | 333.2 current LCU per person | +193.7% |
| 2004 | 680.79 current LCU per person | +104.3% |
| 2005 | 1,377 current LCU per person | +102.2% |
| 2006 | 2,273 current LCU per person | +65.1% |
| 2007 | 2,748 current LCU per person | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 2,882 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 2,924 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3,422 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 2,088 current LCU per person | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 1,426 current LCU per person | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 1,233 current LCU per person | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 865.36 current LCU per person | -29.8% |
| 2015 | -172.85 current LCU per person | -120.0% |
| 2016 | -2,009 current LCU per person | +1062.5% |
| 2017 | 2,061 current LCU per person | -202.6% |
| 2018 | 1,207 current LCU per person | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 3,240 current LCU per person | +168.4% |
| 2020 | 2,474 current LCU per person | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 344.12 current LCU per person | -86.1% |
| 2022 | -4,573 current LCU per person | -1429.0% |
| 2023 | -7,641 current LCU per person | +67.1% |
| 2024 | 1,319 current LCU per person | -117.3% |
| 2025 | 9,394 current LCU per person | +612.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 9,394 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 9,394 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,460 current LCU per person, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -1429.0% | 344.12 current LCU per person | -4,573 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | +1304.6% | -23.16 current LCU per person | 279 current LCU per person |
| 2016 | -1062.5% | -172.85 current LCU per person | -2,009 current LCU per person |
| 2025 | +612.1% | 1,319 current LCU per person | 9,394 current LCU per person |
| 1975 | -390.5% | -5.09 current LCU per person | -24.97 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.9 current LCU per person | -4.28 current LCU per person | 1.97 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -19.44 current LCU per person | -50.74 current LCU per person | -4.31 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 current LCU per person | -28.08 current LCU per person | 46.13 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 545.17 current LCU per person | -23.16 current LCU per person | 798.29 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,373 current LCU per person | 90.83 current LCU per person | 2,924 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,336 current LCU per person | -2,009 current LCU per person | 3,422 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 219.44 current LCU per person | -7,641 current LCU per person | 9,394 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 116 Finland 10,808 current LCU per person compare
- 117 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10,662 current LCU per person compare
- 118 Sri Lanka 9,751 current LCU per person compare
- 120 France 9,153 current LCU per person compare
- 121 Tonga 8,920 current LCU per person compare
- 122 Eswatini 8,587 current LCU per person compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Egypt?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Egypt was 9,394 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 9,394 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,641 current LCU per person in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5,534.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.