Net foreign assets, flow in Egypt
Egypt: Net foreign assets, flow was -115.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets, flow in Egypt, 1961–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -115.00 billion current LCU for net foreign assets, flow in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 333.0% on the previous year and down 4,778.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets, flow in Egypt peaked at 76.36 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -115.00 billion current LCU, in 2011.
That places Egypt 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -21.96 million current LCU | -56.90 million current LCU | 900,000 current LCU | 9 |
| 1970s | -200.35 million current LCU | -1.46 billion current LCU | 263.07 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.23 million current LCU | -3.70 billion current LCU | 1.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.66 billion current LCU | -13.08 billion current LCU | 18.10 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.08 billion current LCU | -2.46 billion current LCU | 76.36 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.82 billion current LCU | -115.00 billion current LCU | 49.36 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 47 Mali -50.08 billion current LCU compare
- 48 Democratic Republic of Congo -67.25 billion current LCU compare
- 49 Sao Tome and Principe -101.43 billion current LCU compare
- 51 Senegal -124.72 billion current LCU compare
- 52 Cameroon -219.79 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.8% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.36 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 18.29 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Broad money 77.3% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 48.2% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 49.23 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -57,305 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets, flow in Egypt?
- Net foreign assets, flow in Egypt was -115.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 76.36 billion current LCU in 2006.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets, flow recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -115.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for net foreign assets, flow?
- Egypt ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets, flow rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4,778.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.