Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt
Egypt: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 29.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 29.7% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt peaked at 52.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 1973.
That places Egypt 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16.9% | — |
| 1961 | 16.6% | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 16.7% | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 16.4% | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | -19.1% |
| 1967 | 10.7% | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 12.0% | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 12.1% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | -9.2% |
| 1971 | 11.2% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 10.7% | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 10.1% | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 12.3% | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 14.8% | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 17.8% | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 17.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 18.2% | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | -27.5% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | +78.1% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 28.3% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 29.7% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 26.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | -12.3% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22.3% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 31.1% | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 48.7% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 34.1% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +9.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 29.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 29.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.4%, 46% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +78.1% | 13.2% | 23.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4% | 10.7% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 10.1% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 13.2% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.4% | 21.2% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.0% | 34.3% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 24.0% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.2% | 29.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 118 Solomon Islands 30.9% compare
- 119 Kenya 30.9% compare
- 120 Belarus 29.8% compare
- 122 Burkina Faso 29.4% compare
- 123 Kyrgyzstan 29.2% compare
- 124 Senegal 28.8% 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 private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Egypt was 29.7% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Egypt ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF)