| Economy | Egypt |
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Economy - overview:
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Occupying the northeast corner of the African continent, Egypt is bisected by the highly fertile Nile valley, where most economic activity takes place. Egypt's economy was highly centralized during the rule of former President Gamal Abdel NASSER but has opened up considerably under former President Anwar EL-SADAT and current President Mohamed Hosni MUBARAK. Cairo has aggressively pursued economic reforms to encourage inflows of foreign investment and facilitate GDP growth. In 2005, Prime Minister Ahmed NAZIF's government reduced personal and corporate tax rates, reduced energy subsidies, and privatized several enterprises. The stock market boomed, and GDP grew about 7% each year since 2006. Despite these achievements, the government has failed to raise living standards for the average Egyptian, and has had to continue providing subsidies for basic necessities. The subsidies have contributed to a sizeable budget deficit - roughly 7% of GDP in 2007-08 - and represent a significant drain on the economy. Foreign direct investment has increased significantly in the past two years, but the NAZIF government will need to continue its aggressive pursuit of reforms in order to sustain the spike in investment and growth and begin to improve economic conditions for the broader population. Egypt's export sectors - particularly natural gas - have bright prospects. |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
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$442.6 billion (2008 est.)
$414.1 billion (2007)
$386.6 billion (2006)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP - per capita (PPP):
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$5,400 (2008 est.)
$5,200 (2007 est.)
$4,900 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars |
GDP (official exchange rate):
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$158.3 billion (2008 est.) |
GDP - real growth rate:
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6.9% (2008 est.)
7.1% (2007 est.)
6.8% (2006 est.) |
GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 13.4%
industry: 37.6%
services: 48.9% (2008 est.) |
Investment (gross fixed):
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17% of GDP (2008 est.) |
Population below poverty line:
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20% (2005 est.) |
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 3.7%
highest 10%: 29.5% (2000) |
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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34.4 (2001) |
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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18% (2008 est.) |
Central bank discount rate:
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9% (31 December 2007) |
Commercial bank prime lending rate:
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12.51% (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money:
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$27.6 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of money - per capita:
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333 USD per capita |
Stock of quasi money:
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$102.6 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of quasi money - per capita:
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1,235 USD per capita |
Stock of domestic credit:
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$113.9 billion (31 December 2007) |
Stock of domestic credit - per capita:
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1,371 USD per capita |
Labor force:
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24.72 million (2008 est.) |
Labor force participation rate:
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29.75 % of population |
Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture: 32%
industry: 17%
services: 51% (2001 est.) |
Unemployment rate:
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8.7% (2008 est.) |
Budget:
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revenues: $40.46 billion
expenditures: $51.38 billion (2008 est.) |
Budget revenues per capita:
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487 USD per capita |
Public debt:
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84.7% of GDP (2008 est.) |
Industries:
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textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, hydrocarbons, construction, cement, metals, light manufactures |
Industrial production growth rate:
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7.7% (2008 est.) |
Electricity - production:
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109.1 billion kWh (2006 est.) |
Electricity - production per capita:
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1,314 kWh per capita |
Electricity - consumption:
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96.2 billion kWh (2006 est.) |
Electricity - consumption - per capita:
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1,158 kWh per capita |
Electricity - exports:
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557 million kWh (2006 est.) |
Electricity - imports:
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208 million kWh (2006 est.) |
Oil - production:
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664,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) |
Oil - production per capita:
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7,993 bbl/day per capita |
Oil - consumption:
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652,700 bbl/day (2006 est.) |
Oil - consumption - per capita:
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2.87 bbl/year per capita |
Oil - exports:
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204,700 bbl/day (2005 est.) |
Oil - imports:
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140,000 bbl/day (2005) |
Oil - proved reserves:
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3.7 billion bbl (1 January 2008 est.) |
Natural gas - production:
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47.5 billion cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - production per capita:
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572 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - consumption:
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31.8 billion cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - consumption - per capita:
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383 cu m per capita |
Natural gas - exports:
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15.7 billion cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - imports:
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0 cu m (2007 est.) |
Natural gas - proved reserves:
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1.656 trillion cu m (1 January 2008 est.) |
Agriculture - products:
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cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats |
Current account balance:
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$1.483 billion (2008 est.) |
Current account balance - per capita:
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18 USD per capita |
Exports:
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$33.36 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Exports per capita:
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402 USD per capita |
Exports - commodities:
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crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals |
Exports - partners:
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US 9.7%, Italy 9.5%, Spain 7.6%, Syria 5.5%, Saudi Arabia 4.9%, UK 4.2% (2007) |
Imports:
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$56.43 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) |
Imports per capita:
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680 USD per capita |
Imports - commodities:
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machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels |
Imports - partners:
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US 11.7%, China 9.7%, Italy 6.4%, Germany 6.3%, Saudi Arabia 4.7%, Russia 4.3% (2007) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
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$36.91 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold - per capita:
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445 USD per capita |
Debt - external:
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$28.84 billion (31 December 2008 est.) |
Debt - external - per capita:
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348 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
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$59.03 billion (2008 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home - per capita:
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711 USD per capita |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
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$2.28 billion (2008 est.) |
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad - per capita:
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28 USD per capita |
Market value of publicly traded shares:
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$139.3 billion (31 December 2007) |
Market value of publicly traded shares - per capita:
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1,677 USD per capita |
Economic aid - donor:
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void |
Economic aid - recipient:
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ODA, $925.9 million (2005) |
Economic aid - recipient per capita:
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12 USD per capita |
Currency (code):
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Egyptian pound (EGP) |
Exchange rates:
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Egyptian pounds (EGP) per US dollar - 5.4 (2008 est.), 5.67 (2007), 5.725 (2006), 5.78 (2005), 6.1962 (2004) |
Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June |
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