Egypt, Arab Rep. — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1960–2025.
Inflation for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 14.07% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 33.88% in 2023. The lowest was -3.00% in 1962 (about -4.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.93% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 14 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 7%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 58% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 36%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 3 of 23 economies; Syrian Arab Republic (13.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 533% in 1962. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1961; grown tenfold by 1964. Doubling roughly every 12 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 52nd of 63 in 1960 → 53rd of 92 in 1970 → 24th of 106 in 1980 → 37th of 131 in 1990 → 98th of 163 in 2000 → 10th of 186 in 2010 → 41st of 178 in 2020 → 11th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.07% | -14.2 pp |
| 2024 | 28.27% | -5.6 pp |
| 2023 | 33.88% | +20.0 pp |
| 2022 | 13.9% | +8.7 pp |
| 2021 | 5.21% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 5.04% | -4.1 pp |
| 2019 | 9.15% | -5.2 pp |
| 2018 | 14.4% | -15.1 pp |
| 2017 | 29.51% | +15.7 pp |
| 2016 | 13.81% | +3.4 pp |
| 2015 | 10.37% | +0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 10.07% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 9.47% | +2.4 pp |
| 2012 | 7.11% | -3.0 pp |
| 2011 | 10.06% | -1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 11.27% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 11.76% | -6.6 pp |
| 2008 | 18.32% | +9.0 pp |
| 2007 | 9.32% | +1.7 pp |
| 2006 | 7.64% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 4.87% | -6.4 pp |
| 2004 | 11.27% | +6.8 pp |
| 2003 | 4.51% | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 2.74% | +0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 2.27% | -0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 2.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 3.08% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 3.87% | -0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 4.63% | -2.6 pp |
| 1996 | 7.19% | -8.6 pp |
| 1995 | 15.74% | +7.6 pp |
| 1994 | 8.15% | -3.9 pp |
| 1993 | 12.09% | -1.5 pp |
| 1992 | 13.64% | -6.1 pp |
| 1991 | 19.75% | +3.0 pp |
| 1990 | 16.76% | -4.5 pp |
| 1989 | 21.26% | +3.6 pp |
| 1988 | 17.66% | -2.0 pp |
| 1987 | 19.69% | -4.2 pp |
| 1986 | 23.86% | +11.8 pp |
| 1985 | 12.11% | -4.9 pp |
| 1984 | 17.04% | +1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 16.08% | +1.3 pp |
| 1982 | 14.82% | +4.5 pp |
| 1981 | 10.32% | -10.5 pp |
| 1980 | 20.82% | +10.9 pp |
| 1979 | 9.9% | -1.2 pp |
| 1978 | 11.08% | -1.7 pp |
| 1977 | 12.73% | +2.4 pp |
| 1976 | 10.32% | +0.6 pp |
| 1975 | 9.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 10.02% | +4.9 pp |
| 1973 | 5.11% | +3.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.1% | -1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.14% | -0.6 pp |
| 1970 | 3.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 1969 | 3.41% | +5.1 pp |
| 1968 | -1.68% | -2.4 pp |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -8.3 pp |
| 1966 | 9.04% | -5.8 pp |
| 1965 | 14.84% | +11.2 pp |
| 1964 | 3.66% | +2.9 pp |
| 1963 | 0.75% | +3.7 pp |
| 1962 | -3% | -3.7 pp |
| 1961 | 0.69% | +0.4 pp |
| 1960 | 0.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Egypt, Arab Rep.’s Inflation in 1961?
0.69% (1961). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +4128.5% in total — about 5.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 14.07%; 2024: 28.27%; 2023: 33.88%; 2022: 13.9%; 2021: 5.21%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.