Expense in Egypt
Egypt: Expense was 30.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Expense in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, expense in Egypt stood at 30.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Egypt peaked at 50.8% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 58th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.7% | 37.4% | 50.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 27.2% | 46.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 24.1% | 34.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.9% | 32.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 32.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- DEC alternative conversion factor 49.65 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 36.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 739.43 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 14.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -786.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -15.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 146,574 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 3,260 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 17.35 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Egypt?
- Expense in Egypt was 30.2% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1975.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for expense?
- Egypt ranks 58th out of 157 countries with data for 2015.
- Is expense rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.