Interest payments in Egypt
Egypt: Interest payments was 179.03 billion current LCU in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2015, interest payments in Egypt stood at 179.03 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 500.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Egypt peaked at 179.03 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.00 million current LCU, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 45th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 222.00 million current LCU | 83.00 million current LCU | 462.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.47 billion current LCU | 466.00 million current LCU | 3.09 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.87 billion current LCU | 3.76 billion current LCU | 16.65 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.41 billion current LCU | 20.30 billion current LCU | 43.76 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 117.61 billion current LCU | 62.20 billion current LCU | 179.03 billion current LCU | 6 |
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More public sector data for Egypt
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 12.5% (2015)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2015)
- Taxes on goods and services 26.1% (2015)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.5% (2015)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -10.7% (2015)
- Interest payments 33.3% (2015)
- Grants and other revenue 43.2% (2015)
- Interest payments 24.2% (2015)
- Other taxes 2.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Egypt?
- Interest payments in Egypt was 179.03 billion current LCU in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 179.03 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.00 million current LCU in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 155 countries with data for 2015.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.