Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Egypt
Egypt: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 4.3% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Goods and services expense in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2015, goods and services expense in Egypt stood at 4.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Egypt peaked at 30.1% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2014.
Egypt ranks 148th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 18.9% | — |
| 1976 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 15.5% | -10.1% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | +43.5% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 27.2% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 23.5% | -21.8% |
| 1989 | 23.0% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 21.3% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 16.1% | -24.6% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 27.1% | +49.2% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -68.1% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -15.3% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +8.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 26% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.0%, 36% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 20.2% | 30.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 16.1% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Egypt?
- Goods and services expense in Egypt was 4.3% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1987.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for goods and services expense?
- Egypt ranks 148th out of 154 countries with data for 2015.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.