Foreign direct investment outflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment outflows — Egypt

Foreign direct investment outflows in Egypt in 2025 — 695,900,000 US$. Ranked 42 in the world out of 91. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 9,625.3%.

2025 696M US$ +36.93% vs 2024
World rank 42of 91
Period maximum 1.92B US$2008
Period minimum 3M US$1985

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment outflows — Egypt, 1977–20250500M1B1.5B2B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 7,155,544 US$1978: 19,677,745 US$1979: 5,142,857 US$1980: 7,000,000 US$1981: 6,000,000 US$1982: 8,000,000 US$1983: 19,000,000 US$1984: 16,000,000 US$1985: 3,000,000 US$1986: 6,000,000 US$1987: 19,000,000 US$1988: 12,000,000 US$1989: 22,636,364 US$1990: 12,000,000 US$1991: 62,000,000 US$1992: 4,000,000 US$1993: 25,000,000 US$1994: 43,000,000 US$1995: 93,000,000 US$1996: 5,000,000 US$1997: 129,200,000 US$1998: 45,000,000 US$1999: 37,500,000 US$2000: 51,000,000 US$2001: 12,400,000 US$2002: 27,800,000 US$2003: 20,700,000 US$2004: 158,900,000 US$2005: 92,000,000 US$2006: 148,400,000 US$2007: 664,800,000 US$2008: 1,920,200,000 US$2009: 571,200,000 US$2010: 1,175,500,000 US$2011: 625,500,000 US$2012: 211,100,000 US$2013: 301,000,000 US$2014: 252,700,000 US$2015: 181,700,000 US$2016: 206,600,000 US$2017: 199,000,000 US$2018: 323,489,000 US$2019: 405,032,000 US$2020: 326,500,000 US$2021: 367,000,000 US$2022: 341,800,000 US$2023: 390,400,000 US$2024: 508,200,000 US$2025: 695,900,000 US$
Change over the period: +689M (+9,625.33%) Average annual rate: 10.01 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Egypt

Egypt 696M US$
World 1.49T US$
Foreign direct investment outflows — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 696M +188M +36.93%
2024 508M +118M +30.17%
2023 390M +48.6M +14.22%
2022 342M −25.2M −6.87%
2021 367M +40.5M +12.4%
2020 327M −78.53M −19.39%
2019 405M +81.54M +25.21%
2018 323M +124M +62.56%
2017 199M −7.6M −3.68%
2016 207M +24.9M +13.7%
2015 182M −71M −28.1%
2014 253M −48.3M −16.05%
2013 301M +89.9M +42.59%
2012 211M −414M −66.25%
2011 626M −550M −46.79%
2010 1.18B +604M +105.79%
2009 571M −1.35B −70.25%
2008 1.92B +1.26B +188.84%
2007 665M +516M +347.98%
2006 148M +56.4M +61.3%
2005 92M −66.9M −42.1%
2004 159M +138M +667.63%
2003 20.7M −7.1M −25.54%
2002 27.8M +15.4M +124.19%
2001 12.4M −38.6M −75.69%
2000 51M +13.5M +36%
1999 37.5M −7.5M −16.67%
1998 45M −84.2M −65.17%
1997 129M +124M +2,484%
1996 5M −88M −94.62%
1995 93M +50M +116.28%
1994 43M +18M +72%
1993 25M +21M +525%
1992 4M −58M −93.55%
1991 62M +50M +416.67%
1990 12M −10.64M −46.99%
1989 22.64M +10.64M +88.64%
1988 12M −7M −36.84%
1987 19M +13M +216.67%
1986 6M +3M +100%
1985 3M −13M −81.25%
1984 16M −3M −15.79%
1983 19M +11M +137.5%
1982 8M +2M +33.33%
1981 6M −1M −14.29%
1980 7M +1.86M +36.11%
1979 5.14M −14.53M −73.86%
1978 19.68M +12.52M +175%
1977 7.16M

Northern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MA Morocco 812M EG Egypt 696M

About the indicator

Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.