Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2001 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 2001 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 30.2 % in Jun 2024 and a record low -1.2 % in Dec 2011.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Egypt provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Egypt average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Starting from the first quarter of the fiscal year 2004/2005, Net Direct Investment in Egypt includes Foreign Direct Investment in the petroleum sector.


Related information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports of Egypt, Current Account recorded a deficit of 3.2 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Egypt Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 176.6 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 87.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Egypt's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Sep 2001 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

What was Egypt's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a growth equal to 2.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.1 Sep 2025 2.8 Jun 2025 -1.2 Dec 2011 30.2 Jun 2024 % quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025

Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 6.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -1.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (%) 0.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (%) 0.4 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) 5.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 2.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) -0.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 5.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 9.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Canada (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
China (%) 0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 7.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) -24.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 6.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) -2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
France (%) 1.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 8.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) -50.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) -8.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 4.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 0.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
South Korea (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 9.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) -3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 6.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Latvia (%) 2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.3 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) -46.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 3.8 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 0.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 6.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 68.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 44.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 15.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 15.4 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 4.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2017 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 0.1 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 9.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 0.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Norway (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 0.6 2025 yearly 1977 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) -3.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 3.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (%) 2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 3.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 27.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 0.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 1.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Sweden (%) 3.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) -4.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Jun 2025

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -15,919.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 25,317.772 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 330,374.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 57.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -853,710.600 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,100,573.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -754,518.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,832,896.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 1,290,092.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 7.471 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,673.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,019.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 694,547.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 317,147.492 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 119,078.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,692.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 19.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,686,776.647 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,008,906.420 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 200.623 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,193.565 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 28.643 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,675.889 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Nov 2025
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 220,502.530 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 421,698.989 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,673.090 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 204.348 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 176.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -3,239.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,405.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -57.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -457.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 163,713.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 34,763.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -22.341 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -298,879.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -309.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -176.600 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 10,731.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -9,616.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -31.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -57.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,971.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,616.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -4,344.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,000.100 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -1,634.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 128,950.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,760.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 412.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,182.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 1,066.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 89.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 78,830.169 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 291,148.226 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 20.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 28,697.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 18,166.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 320,050.626 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 19.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 340,859.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 30,186.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 197,462.093 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Aug 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 28.10 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Aug 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 16,518,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 14,027,762.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 3,750,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 10,231,711.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 52,594.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 31,703.000 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2004 - Jan 2026
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,425,865.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 9,527,072.119 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 2003 - Aug 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 12,890,743.659 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024

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