Egypt
Everything Palanor holds about Egypt, in one place: 198 public signals, what its economy runs on, how often America’s largest companies name it, the news that names it, and Country Posture. Every figure is computed from stored readings and carries its source and date.
AfricaMiddle East & North AfricaBRICSMiddle East & Africa
The latest read
- GDP in current U.S. dollars: $365.3 billion (2025); 92nd percentile since 1960; lowest since 2019; 1y −6.1%.
- Real GDP growth: 4.39% (2025); 41st percentile since 1961; highest since 2022; 1y +1.99 pts.
- Consumer price inflation: 14.1% (2025); 73rd percentile since 1960; lowest since 2022; 1y −14.20 pts.
- Unemployment: 6.78% (2025); 7th percentile since 1991; 1y −0.04 pts.
- Household consumption, share of GDP: 93.4% of GDP (2025); record high since 1990; 1y +5.78 pts.
- Net exports, share of GDP: -11.7% of GDP (2025); 7th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2017; 1y −4.84 pts.
- S&P 500 companies naming it on earnings calls: 0.88% of companies (2026-10-21); 9th percentile since Dec 2021; lowest since Feb 13, 2026; 1y −0.55 pts.
Country Posture
What Egypt’s economy is doing
Momentum
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.590 below 0.60; AUC 0.590 below the single-input baseline (0.624); 2010–2022: AUC 0.595 below 0.60; AUC 0.595 below the single-input baseline (0.641).
Inputs
| Real GDP growth | 4.4 |
| Growth against its three-year average | 0.1 |
| Change in unemployment | -0.0 |
| Change in the employment rate | -0.0 |
| Export volume growth | — |
| OECD leading indicator | — |
Resilience
2025Withheld: 3 of 5 core inputs reported for 2025.
Inputs
| Interest as a share of revenue | — |
| Budget balance | — |
| Reserves, months of imports | 4.4 |
| Current account | -3.8 |
| Governance (WGI mean) | -0.75 |
| External debt (2024) | 42.0 |
Pressure
2025Inputs only. Did not pass the pre-registered back-test: 1996–2009: AUC 0.657 below the single-input baseline (0.672).
Inputs
| Inflation | 14.1 |
| Change in inflation | -14.2 |
| Currency move against the dollar | 8.3% |
| Conflict deaths per million | 0.0 |
| Political stability | -0.89 |
| Private credit, three-year change | -5.0 |
| Bond spread over U.S. Treasuries | — |
Posture describes what an economy is doing; it is not a rating and never ranks countries. Each input is read against the country’s own history and against every other economy that year. An axis shows a score only after passing a back-test fixed before any result was computed. Method and back-test.
Country Schemas
Where Egypt is in its cycles
Where Egypt sits in eight long cycles, each read from published statistics against a method fixed before any reading was computed. A stage describes; it is not a rating, and no stage is better or worse than another.
- Development stage
Take-off80% · 2025
Pre-take-offTake-offDrive to maturityHigh mass consumption20002025
- Demographic stage
Late expanding100% · 2025
High stationaryEarly expandingLate expandingLow stationaryDeclining20002025
- Debt cycle stage
Late cycle45% · 2025
Early cycleLeveragingLate cycleDeleveraging20002025
- External balance stage
Immature debtor88% · 2025
Immature debtorMature debtorDebt repayerImmature creditorMature creditorCredit disinvestor20002025
- Export structure stage
Diversifying75% · 2025
Commodity-reliantDiversifyingManufacturing exporterComplex exporter20002025
- Structural pressure
High93% · 2025
LowBuildingHighAcute20002025
- Middle-class stage
Emerging middle class93% · 2025
Pre-middle-classEmerging middle classMiddle-class majorityAffluent20002025
- Electoral cycle
Mid-term99% · 2026-10
Post-electionMid-termPre-election2020-012026-10
Passport reach
Where a Egypt passport opens doors
The share of world GDP, outside Egypt itself, in the economies whose published rules let a holder of this passport in, as of October 2026. Palanor records the rules of destinations holding 88% of world GDP, from each government’s own list, and weights them by World Bank GDP for 2025. Rank is among 199 passports.
Work
13.0%rank 64 of 199
the right to work (free movement in full; treaty and working-holiday routes at half); 0 destinations in full, 1 at half.
Egypt grants citizenship for a set investment
- Egyptian Nationality for Foreign Investors (Law 26/1975 as amended; PM Decree 3099/2019 as amended by 876/2023 and 3562/2023) citizenship · OpenGovernment minimum $260,000 for one person (agent fees excluded).
Reach is shown here and not weighted into Country Strength: it rewards membership of a free-movement area or a treaty more than the strength of an economy. Entry is always at the border officer’s discretion, and conditions (length of stay, fees, age limits) vary. Method, sources and the full ranking: Passports and citizenship.
Palanor calculation from each destination government's published rules; GDP weights from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0), one year for the whole line, so it moves only when a list changes.
GDP by expenditure
What Egypt’s economy runs on
In 2025, household spending was 93.4% of GDP, government consumption 5.5%, investment 12.9% and net exports -11.7% (exports 19.8%, imports 31.5%).
World Bank national accounts. The parts can miss 100 by a few points (the statistical discrepancy).
Same World Bank definition for every country, so the shares compare directly: What each economy runs on.
IMF World Economic Outlook
The IMF’s outlook for Egypt
The latest year before the October 2026 edition (often still an IMF estimate) and the IMF’s own projections. These are the IMF’s published forecasts, shown as published; Palanor does not project them further. Since the previous edition the IMF raised its growth forecast for this year by 0.9 percentage points (Palanor calculation).
| Measure | 2025 | 2026 IMF f’cast | 2027 IMF f’cast | 2031 IMF f’cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth% | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Inflation, average consumer prices% | 20.4 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 5.4 |
| GDP, current US dollarsUS$ bn | 364.6 | 442.9 | 486.2 | 665.0 |
| GDP at purchasing-power parityintl $ bn | 2,393 | 2,600 | 2,809 | 3,684 |
| GDP per person, US dollarsUS$ | 3,379 | 4,024 | 4,331 | 5,315 |
| Current account balance% of GDP | -4.2 | -4.4 | -4.9 | -2.7 |
| Government gross debt% of GDP | 86.8 | 84.0 | 82.9 | 71.5 |
| Government net debt% of GDP | 82.2 | 79.3 | 78.2 | 66.8 |
| Government overall balance% of GDP | -6.6 | -11.4 | -8.9 | -2.9 |
| Government primary balance% of GDP | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Government net interest paid% of GDP · Palanor calc. | 9.8 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 6.4 |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database (edition on the projection). Dashed: the IMF's published projection.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database (edition on the projection). Dashed: the IMF's published projection.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026. Provided by the IMF “as is” and free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor. Net interest paid is a Palanor calculation: the IMF's primary balance minus its overall balance.
Charts
The headline series
Discourse
How often S&P 500 companies name Egypt
5 of 445 S&P 500 companies named Egypt on an earnings call in the 90 days to 2026-10-21. 1.8% list it in the risk factors of their latest 10-K. Names only, counted by fixed rules set before any document was read; a mention says the country came up, not why.
Conflict
Organized violence
News
In the news
- Egypt's Sisi says Saudi defence role would not include attack on Yemen reut.rs/4Bl0jeI
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-21positive · ~not include attack
- Egypt rejects Libyan approval of maritime deal with Turkey reut.rs/3UF7Gx1
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-21positive · +deal
- Egypt, TMG sign 11-trillion-Egyptian-pound deal for four projects reut.rs/3TPoh0V
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-20positive · +deal
- Explainer: What's behind Egypt's move towards possible military involvement in Saudi-Yemen conflict? reut.rs/488hzWZ
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-19neutral · ?question
- Oil lifts Saudi bourse; Egypt tumbles on regional tensions reut.rs/47mPVp5
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-18negative · -tumbles
- Egypt says ready to give Saudi Arabia necessary support amid Houthi conflict reut.rs/480IdRB
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-18negative · -conflict
- Egypt's Sisi seeks parliament's backing to help defend Saudi Arabia if asked reut.rs/4hTDtDq
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-17neutral
- Egypt's Baha'i minority is running out of space to bury their dead reut.rs/3W6DX0d
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-13neutral
- An airstrike has killed at least 13 artisanal miners in a border area between Sudan and Egypt, according to a medical group.
The Associated Press · Bluesky2026-10-12negative · -killed
- Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport reut.rs/4e3TmEI
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-12negative · -attacks
- Egypt has unveiled a restored version of the "Tondo of the Two Brothers," a prized 2nd-century painting from the Fayoum portraits.
The Associated Press · Bluesky2026-10-12neutral
- Egypt, Lebanon, Oman, Cyprus keen to join: ‘Multiple routes’ key for IMEC amid Hormuz crisis, says French envoy
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-07negative · -crisis
- US envoy meets Sudanese army chief in Egypt reut.rs/3U9dIpm
Reuters · Bluesky2026-10-05neutral
- Zambia face Egypt in Futsal friendlies – Zambia: News Diggers!
Marketaux (financial news API)2026-10-04neutral
Headlines that name Egypt, matched by name with fixed rules (a wrong match is worse than a missing one). Tone is read from each headline’s own words; no model reads or summarizes an article, and other publishers’ stories link out.
Company graph
Companies headquartered in Egypt
Palanor’s company graph holds 14 entities headquartered here (GLEIF headquarters address, else legal address).
Signals
Every series about Egypt
Grouped by theme, the most-read first. All 198 in the Library.
Growth and output10 of 36
- GDP per Person, Historical (Maddison): Egyptrecord high since 1; 1y +2.6%13,2052022
- Population, Historical (Maddison): Egyptrecord high since 1; 1y +1.6%110,593,140 people2022
- GDP, Historical (Maddison): Egyptrecord high since 1; 1y +4.2%1,460.42022
- Egypt · Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added · % of GDP51st percentile since 1960; highest since 1991; 1y +2.84 pts16.6% of GDP2025
- Egypt · GDP · USD bn (current)92nd percentile since 1960; lowest since 2019; 1y −6.1%$365.3bn2025
- Egypt · Industry (incl. Construction) Value Added · % of GDP61st percentile since 1960; lowest since 2021; 1y −0.505 pts32.1% of GDP2025
- Egypt · Services Value Added · % of GDP57th percentile since 1960; lowest since 2011; 1y −1.62 pts47.3% of GDP2025
- Egypt · Real GDP Growth · % y/y41st percentile since 1961; highest since 2022; 1y +1.99 pts4.39%2025
- Egypt · Manufacturing Value Added · % of GDP22nd percentile since 1974; 1y +0.605 pts14.5% of GDP2025
- Egypt · Country Strength35th percentile since 1990; highest since 2022; 1y +2.3%30.9 index2025
Prices1 of 3
- Egypt · Inflation · CPI % y/y73rd percentile since 1960; lowest since 2022; 1y −14.20 pts14.1%2025
Jobs and people at work3 of 4
- Egypt · Female Labor Force Participation · %18th percentile since 1990; lowest since 2022; 1y −0.02 pts18.5%2025
- Egypt · Male Labor Force Participation · %32nd percentile since 1990; lowest since 2022; 1y −0.05 pts70.5%2025
- Egypt · Unemployment Rate · %7th percentile since 1991; 1y −0.04 pts6.78%2025
Government and debt7 of 9
- Egypt · Government Debt · % GDP63rd percentile since 1998; lowest since 2020; 1y −4.5%86.8 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Budget Balance · % GDP61st percentile since 1999; 1y +0.563-6.56 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Government Spending · % GDPrecord low since 1999; 1y −1.2%22.7 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Net Interest · % GDPrecord high since 1999; 1y +11.3%9.82 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Primary Balance · % GDP91st percentile since 1999; highest since 2000; 1y +91.5%3.27 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Cyclically Adjusted Balance (IMF)88th percentile since 2006; 1y +0.638 pts-6.56% of potential GDP2025
- Egypt · Cyclically Adjusted Primary Balance (IMF)record high since 2006; 1y +1.64 pts3.26% of potential GDP2025
Trade and capital flows3 of 4
- Egypt · Current Account · % GDP23rd percentile since 1977; 1y +1.87-3.82 pct_gdp2025
- Egypt · Net International Investment Position (IMF)record low since Jan 2014; 1y −11.17$-301.7bn2025-10-01
- Egypt · Net International Investment Position, % of GDP (IMF)record low since 2004; 1y −6.90 pts-82.7% of GDP2025
Energy and resources8 of 12
- Egypt · Carbon Intensity of Electricity17th percentile since 2000; lowest since 2003; 1y −2.5%557.2 gCO2e/kWh2025
- Egypt · Electricity Generationrecord high since 2000; 1y +2.3%242.4 TWh2025
- Egypt · Gas Share of Electricity Generation56th percentile since 2000; lowest since 2016; 1y −2.03 pts76.1% of generation2025
- Egypt · Hydro Share of Electricity Generationrecord low since 2000; 1y −0.4 pts6.12% of generation2025
- Egypt · Other Fossil Fuels Share of Electricity Generation25th percentile since 2000; 1y −0.26 pts9.86% of generation2025
- Egypt · Solar Share of Electricity Generationrecord high since 2000; 1y +1.21 pts3.85% of generation2025
- Egypt · Wind and Solar Share of Electricity Generationrecord high since 2000; 1y +2.71 pts7.95% of generation2025
- Egypt · Wind Share of Electricity Generationrecord high since 2000; 1y +1.49 pts4.1% of generation2025
Conflict and geopolitics7 of 13
- U.S. Active-Duty Troops in Egypt (DMDC)5th percentile since Sep 2008; lowest since Sep 2024; 1y −15.4%159 persons2026-08-31
- Egypt · Organized-Violence Deaths (UCDP, annual)31st percentile since 1989; 1y +3.003 deaths2025
- Egypt · State-Based Conflict Deaths (UCDP, annual)53rd percentile since 1989; highest since 2022; 1y +3.003 deaths2025
- Egypt · Governance · WGI six-dimension mean46th percentile since 1996; highest since 2012; 1y +0.037-0.75 index2025
- Egypt · Political Stability · WGI61st percentile since 1996; highest since 2009; 1y +0.055-0.89 index2025
- Egypt · Regulatory Quality · WGI57th percentile since 1996; 1y −0.025-0.46 index2025
- Egypt · Rule of Law · WGI43rd percentile since 1996; highest since 2018; 1y +0.027-0.69 index2025
Migration4 of 8
- International Migrant Stock: Egypt (UN)record high since 19901,139,820 people2024
- International Migrants as a Share of Population: Egypt (UN)record high since 19900.98% of population2024
- U.S.-Born People Living in Egypt (UN)19th percentile since 19902,512 people2024
- Change in Migrant Share of Population Since 2000: Egypt (UN)0.732024
AI stance and technology1 of 3
- AI User Share: Egypt (Microsoft AI Diffusion)1y +3.00 pts15.5% of people aged 15-642026-06-30
Climate and the physical world10 of 14
- Suez Canal Ship Transits (Daily)28th percentile since Jan 2019; 1y +34.4%432026-10-18
- Suez Canal Ship Transits (7-Day Average)35th percentile since Jan 2019; 1y +4.0%44.32026-10-18
- Suez Canal Tanker Transits (7-Day Average)44th percentile since Jan 2019; lowest since Oct 4, 2026; 1y +1.0%15.92026-10-18
- Suez Canal Trade Volume (7-Day Average)35th percentile since Jan 2019; highest since Oct 6, 2026; 1y +23.9%1,898,0542026-10-18
- Egypt CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)99th percentile since 1911; highest since 2021; 1y +3.3%258.4 Mt CO₂2024
- Egypt Cumulative CO₂ Emissions (Global Carbon Budget)record high since 1911; 1y +3.6%7.47 Gt CO₂2024
- Egypt · Arable Land · % of land98th percentile since 1961; highest since 2020; 1y +0.11 pts3.29% of land area2024
- Egypt · Renewable Freshwater · m³ per personrecord low since 1961; 1y unchanged92022
- Egypt · Forest Area · % of landrecord high since 1990; 1y unchanged0%2024
- Egypt · PM2.5 Exposure · µg/m³record low since 1990; 1y −19.1%52.9 µg/m³2020
Health and living standards10 of 15
- Births: Egypt87th percentile since 1950; highest since 2018; 1y +1.3%2,405,7172023
- Deaths: Egypt87th percentile since 1950; lowest since 2019; 1y −2.1%625,4492023
- Fertility Rate: Egyptrecord low since 1950; 1y unchanged2.752023
- Median Age: Egyptrecord high since 1950; 1y +0.9%24 years2023
- Population Aged 65 and Over: Egyptrecord high since 1950; 1y +0.142 pts4.97% of population2023
- Population: Egyptrecord high since 1950; 1y +1.7%114,535,772 people2023
- Egypt · Life Expectancy at Birth · yearsrecord high since 1960; 1y +0.2%71.8 years2024
- Egypt · Human Development Index · UNDPrecord high since 1990; 1y +0.4%0.75 index2023
- Egypt · Access to Electricity · % of populationrecord high since 1992; 1y unchanged100%2024
- Egypt · Basic Drinking Water Access · % of populationrecord low since 2000; 1y −0.07 pts97.3%2024
Sentiment and attention1
- Egypt · Search Attention22nd percentile since Oct 2025; lowest since Aug 23, 202623 index2026-09-27
More about this country4 of 20
- Egypt · IMF Credit Outstanding · USD bn (IMF)92nd percentile since Feb 1957; 1y +13.8%$10.8bn2026-09-01
- Egypt · Exchange Rate per US Dollar (IMF)99th percentile since Jan 1957; lowest since Feb 2026; 1y +2.1%50.3 per USD2026-07-01
- Egypt · Total Reserves incl. Gold (IMF)record high since Dec 1950; 1y +14.0%$53.2bn2026-07-01
- Egypt · IMF Credit Outstanding, % of GDP82nd percentile since 1980; lowest since 2016; 1y −0.646 pts2.33% of GDP2025
Peers
Elsewhere in Africa
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