Pension fund assets to GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Pension fund assets to GDP was 1.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Pension fund assets to GDP in Egypt, 1999–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pension fund assets to gdp in Egypt stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Egypt peaked at 2.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
Egypt ranks 79th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -3.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -14.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0605 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 186.79 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -14.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 189.45 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Egypt?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Egypt was 1.5% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Egypt ranks 79th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.