Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Egypt

Budget balance in Egypt in 2031 — -3.1%. Ranked 127 in the world out of 188. Since 1999, the indicator has fallen by 5.2 pp.

2031 -3.1% +0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 127of 188
Period maximum 2.1%1999
Period minimum -12.3%2013

Trend over time

1999–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Egypt, 1999–2031-15-10-5051999200320072011201520192023202720311999: 2.1%2000: 1.3%2001: -1.1%2002: -6.8%2003: -5.7%2004: -5.8%2005: -6.7%2006: -7.4%2007: -4.9%2008: -6%2009: -6.2%2010: -7.4%2011: -9.6%2012: -9.5%2013: -12.3%2014: -10.7%2015: -10.4%2016: -11.8%2017: -9.9%2018: -9%2019: -7.6%2020: -7.5%2021: -7%2022: -5.7%2023: -5.8%2024: -7.1%2025: -6.6%2026: -12.1%2027: -8.9%2028: -7%2029: -4.4%2030: -3.6%2031: -3.1%
Change over the period: −5.2 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Egypt -3.1%
World computed -4.85%
Middle East & North Africa computed -1.74%
Northern Africa computed -5.05%
Budget balance — Egypt, by year Egypt All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.1 +0.5 pp
2030 -3.6 +0.8 pp
2029 -4.4 +2.6 pp
2028 -7 +1.9 pp
2027 -8.9 +3.2 pp
2026 -12.1 −5.5 pp
2025 -6.6 +0.5 pp
2024 -7.1 −1.3 pp
2023 -5.8 −0.1 pp
2022 -5.7 +1.3 pp
2021 -7 +0.5 pp
2020 -7.5 +0.1 pp
2019 -7.6 +1.4 pp
2018 -9 +0.9 pp
2017 -9.9 +1.9 pp
2016 -11.8 −1.4 pp
2015 -10.4 +0.3 pp
2014 -10.7 +1.6 pp
2013 -12.3 −2.8 pp
2012 -9.5 +0.1 pp
2011 -9.6 −2.2 pp
2010 -7.4 −1.2 pp
2009 -6.2 −0.2 pp
2008 -6 −1.1 pp
2007 -4.9 +2.5 pp
2006 -7.4 −0.7 pp
2005 -6.7 −0.9 pp
2004 -5.8 −0.1 pp
2003 -5.7 +1.1 pp
2002 -6.8 −5.7 pp
2001 -1.1 −2.4 pp
2000 1.3 −0.8 pp
1999 2.1

Northern Africa, 2031

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

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.