Egypt, Arab Rep. — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 4.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.28% in 1976. The lowest was -1.61% in 1968 (about -2.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.25% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 68 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 32%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.93%, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 1976 and has fallen 67% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 5 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (4.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 473% in 1975.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1963.
World ranking. Slipped: 46th of 107 in 1961 → 61st of 119 in 1970 → 20th of 152 in 1980 → 45th of 176 in 1990 → 40th of 199 in 2000 → 83rd of 209 in 2010 → 12th of 209 in 2020 → 61st of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.39% | +2.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.4% | -1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 3.76% | -2.8 pp |
| 2022 | 6.59% | +3.3 pp |
| 2021 | 3.29% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 3.55% | -2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 5.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 5.33% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.18% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 4.35% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.37% | +1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2.92% | +0.7 pp |
| 2013 | 2.19% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.23% | +0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 1.76% | -3.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 4.67% | -2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 7.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 7.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.84% | +2.4 pp |
| 2005 | 4.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 4.09% | +0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 3.19% | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 2.39% | -1.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.54% | -2.8 pp |
| 2000 | 6.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 6.05% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 5.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 5.49% | +0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 4.99% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 4.64% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 3.97% | +1.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -1.6 pp |
| 1992 | 4.47% | +3.3 pp |
| 1991 | 1.13% | -4.5 pp |
| 1990 | 5.67% | +0.7 pp |
| 1989 | 4.92% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 5.46% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 3.83% | -0.9 pp |
| 1986 | 4.74% | -1.0 pp |
| 1985 | 5.79% | -4.0 pp |
| 1984 | 9.75% | +4.7 pp |
| 1983 | 5.09% | -4.8 pp |
| 1982 | 9.91% | +2.6 pp |
| 1981 | 7.35% | -2.7 pp |
| 1980 | 10.01% | +5.5 pp |
| 1979 | 4.55% | -4.1 pp |
| 1978 | 8.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 9% | -4.3 pp |
| 1976 | 13.28% | +4.3 pp |
| 1975 | 8.94% | +7.4 pp |
| 1974 | 1.56% | -1.9 pp |
| 1973 | 3.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 1972 | 3.06% | -1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 4.06% | -1.5 pp |
| 1970 | 5.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 1969 | 5.28% | +6.9 pp |
| 1968 | -1.61% | -2.4 pp |
| 1967 | 0.81% | -4.2 pp |
| 1966 | 5.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 4.91% | -6.6 pp |
| 1964 | 11.51% | +1.0 pp |
| 1963 | 10.52% | +6.6 pp |
| 1962 | 3.88% | -1.3 pp |
| 1961 | 5.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Egypt, Arab Rep.’s GDP growth in 1962?
3.88% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Egypt, Arab Rep.’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -14.9% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.39%; 2024: 2.4%; 2023: 3.76%; 2022: 6.59%; 2021: 3.29%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.