Real interest rate in Egypt
Egypt: Real interest rate was -7.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Egypt, 1976–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded -7.0% for real interest rate in 2024.
The figure is down 24.6% on the previous year and down 1,797.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Egypt peaked at 17.6% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 1979.
Egypt ranks 141st of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | -3.8% | -9.3% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -7.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.1% | 1.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | -0.1% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3% | -8.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -7.0% | 4.9% | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Egypt
- Domestic credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 18.29 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.36 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 1.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 25.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 48.2% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 25.8% (2025)
- Broad money 77.3% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 49.23 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -57,305 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Egypt?
- Real interest rate in Egypt was -7.0% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 1981.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 1979.
- How does Egypt rank for real interest rate?
- Egypt ranks 141st out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,797.8%. 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 Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.