Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Egypt
Egypt: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) was 20.27 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt, 1999–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 20.27 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2031. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt peaked at 34.54 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.27, in 2031.
That places Egypt 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 26.25 | — |
| 2000 | 25.99 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 27.86 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 30.92 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 30.64 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 30.12 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.31 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.54 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 31.26 | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 32.69 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 32.53 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.36 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 30.55 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 29.19 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 32.89 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 33.89 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 31.27 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 30.97 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.55 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.63 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 26.9 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 25.7 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 25.54 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.94 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 22.74 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 22.93 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 22.67 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 28.76 | +26.9% |
| 2027 | 26.7 | -7.2% |
| 2028 | 24.75 | -7.3% |
| 2029 | 21.87 | -11.7% |
| 2030 | 20.93 | -4.3% |
| 2031 | 20.27 | -3.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 20.27 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.27, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) (Percent) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +26.9% | 22.67 | 28.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.25 | 26.25 | 26.25 | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.69 | 25.99 | 34.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.62 | 26.9 | 33.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.66 | 21.87 | 28.76 | 10 |
| 2030s | 20.6 | 20.27 | 20.93 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt was 20.27 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 34.54 in 2006.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.27 in 2031.
- How does Egypt rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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