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Egypt

Egypt reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Nine of ten datasets here reach 2025; one stops earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Egypt ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
2ndGDP$389.1bn1
22ndMobile97 per 1004
8thInternet use74.6%1
Last updated 1 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · UNHCR
SudanLibyaCairoAlexandria
Two land borders, 2,450 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalCairoLanguagesArabicCurrencyEgyptian pound · EGPArea1,002,450 km²

At a glance

118.4 million people, half of them under 25, in an economy of $429.6bn in 2026, growing 4.2% a year.

Egypt’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
91
Current to 2025To 2024
Population118.4mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age24.7years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$3,904current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use74.6%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Nine of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

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ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=eg
Goods trade balanceExports and imports, US$ billions
05010020142024ImportsExports
Imports have run at roughly 1.5 times exports over the decade; the band is the deficit.World BankSources →
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
UAE$7.03bnItaly$4.04bnTürkiye$3.30bn
UAE takes 49% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
China$18.76bnUnited States$12.78bnSaudi Arabia$9.45bn
China supplies 46% of the recorded imports.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
0$2.5k$5k20142024$3,338
Reported every year, including the 2024 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%20%40%2014202428.3%
28.3% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 33.9% in 2023.World Bank GEMSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
0204020142024$29.56bn
1.5 times the 2014 figure.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Pearls & gold$7.63bnMineral fuels$5.03bnElectrical$3.46bn
Pearls & gold alone is 47% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
60%90%120%2014202490.9%
Up 10 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Pound per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
025502014202445.3
Lost 32% of its dollar value in 2024.World Bank GEMSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
05010020142024100.0%
Up 0.2 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
2025302014202422.4
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
6070802014202471.8 yrs
The 2021 dip is the pandemic, in vermilion.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
60901202014202497
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
30%40%50%2014202442.8%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds powerEight heads of state across nine terms since 1953, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/eg
19532026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has held the office of President of Egypt since Jun 2014. The record holds 26 current ministers and one junior minister, and a Prime Minister of Egypt.

ElectedAppointed
Abdel Fattah el-SisiAbdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of Egyptin office since Jun 2014
No second seatthe deputy for this date is not in the record
Mostafa MadboulyMostafa MadboulyPrime Minister of Egyptin office since Jun 2018
28 seats confirmed current · 29 recorded for 2025
26Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
Finance MinisterInternational CooperationLocal DevelopmentSocial SolidarityEnvironmentCivil AviationCultureEducationHealthHigher Education and Scientific ResearchImmigration and Expatriates AffairsIndustry and Foreign TradeManpower and EmigrationPublic WorksTourismWater Resources and IrrigationParliamentary AffairsPlanning and Economic DevelopmentTransportationHousingDefense MinisterYouth and SportsInteriorPetroleum and Mineral ResourcesElectricity and Renewable EnergySocial Affairs
1Junior ministersministers of state, delegates and deputy ministers as the record holds them
Military Production
Outside the chain
—No subnational recordgovernors and provincial offices are not held

The record follows the national executive only. Governors, provincial administrators and other offices outside this chain are not held for Egypt.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Egypt
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity100.0%202499.8%+0.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water18.4%202425.0%−6.6 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation39.8%202463.6%−23.8 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel100.0%2024100.0%+0.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality22.4202427.1−4.7 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth71.8 yrs202469.9 yrs+1.9 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population42.9%202542.7%+0.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use74.6%202433.9%+40.8 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions97 / 100202498 / 100−1ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Egypt

161 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Egypt. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

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Technology
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Energy
Climate

How Egypt ranks across Africa

Egypt's position on 160 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Egypt with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

Egypt compared

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Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
UNHCR2025
World Bank GEM2026
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Egypt: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

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