Consumer price index in Egypt
Egypt: Consumer price index was 711.63 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Egypt, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 711.63 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 353.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Egypt peaked at 711.63 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.18 2010 = 100, in 1962.
That places Egypt 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 1.37 2010 = 100 | 1.18 2010 = 100 | 1.58 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.26 2010 = 100 | 1.64 2010 = 100 | 3.33 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.51 2010 = 100 | 4.02 2010 = 100 | 16.4 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.22 2010 = 100 | 19.15 2010 = 100 | 43.9 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.13 2010 = 100 | 45.08 2010 = 100 | 89.88 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 171.83 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 288.57 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 467.86 2010 = 100 | 303.13 2010 = 100 | 711.63 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Domestic credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 48.2% (2025)
- Broad money 77.3% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 18.29 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -57,305 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.36 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.8% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 49.23 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Egypt?
- Consumer price index in Egypt was 711.63 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 711.63 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 2010 = 100 in 1962.
- How does Egypt rank for consumer price index?
- Egypt ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 353.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).