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🇪🇬 Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

EGY EG £ Egyptian pound (EGP)

Every statistic we track for Egypt — 112 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$23,321

#92 of 191

Life expectancy

70.9 yrs

#111 of 188

Happiness score

3.86

#139 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.12

#134 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 43.1% #119/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 43.1% #119/139 2024
Bank Branches 6.6 #114/153 2024
Big Mac Price 2.7 #50/53 2026
Currency Valuation vs USD (Big Mac) -56.8% #50/53 2026
Current Account Balance -4.2% #129/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 32.6% #90/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 36.3% #72/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 45.3 #71/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #101/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -12.1% #184/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 429.6 #43/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 2,566.7 #18/191 2026
GDP per Capita 3,904 #136/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 13,205 #81/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 23,321 #92/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2% #117/184 2019
Government Debt 87% #28/185 2026
Income per Person 7,138 #100/183 2018
Income per Person 7,138 #100/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 13.2% #14/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 28.8 #62/130 2023
Listed Companies 246 #27/70 2024
Made a Digital Payment 5.9% #141/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 15.6% #57/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 4.2% #44/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 1.2% #18/191 2026
Stock Market Capitalisation 11% #64/70 2024
Stocks Traded 5.2% #29/69 2024
Total GDP (Long Run) 1,460,427,350,416 #19/165 2022
Unemployment Rate 7.4% #25/103 2026

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 2.7 #61/217 2024
Median Age 24.7 #169/235 2026
Population 85.4 #15/229 2013
Population 110.1 #14/191 2026
Population Density 120.7 #103/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 23,763 #46/195 2025
Urban Population 42.8% #163/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 100% #35/214 2023
Internet Users 74.6% #112/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 90.7 #157/209 2022
Read News Online 36.2% #45/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 43.1% #14/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 0.1 #195/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 2.2 #70/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 4.7% #132/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 38.2% #95/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 16.1 #81/191 2023
Life Expectancy 70.9 #111/188 2013
Life Expectancy 71 #116/186 2020
Suicide Rate 0.7 #181/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 24.4% #56/167 2022
Undernourishment 9.4% #57/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 71 #105/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 8 #104/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 2.5 #105/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 928 #96/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 11.2% #144/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.2 #161/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #141/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -0.8 #145/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 30 #129/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 30 #130/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #145/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #161/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #143/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #53/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 18 #163/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.2 #151/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #144/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -0.1 #101/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.5 #105/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #134/179 2025
Military Spending 0.6% #132/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.7 #50/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 25.1 #163/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.3 #125/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.6 #177/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 24.9 #166/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 1 #163/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 9.4 #126/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 83.5% #89/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 15.6% #137/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 10.7 #29/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 8.4% #135/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 1.2% #127/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5 #59/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 44.8 #116/141 2023
World Risk Index 18.9 #26/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 60.5% #99/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.9 #139/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.7 #125/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.6 #76/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0 #144/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.5 #87/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #89/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.9 #120/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.8 #100/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Attended a Demonstration 5.8% #124/151 2017
Believe Vaccines Are Effective 96.1% #5/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 97.2% #2/143 2018
Secular Values 0.2 #64/64 2022
Self-Expression Values 0.2 #64/64 2022
Signed a Petition 9.7% #92/121 2017
Trade Union Membership 6% #88/120 2017
Trust in government 5 #42/123 2017
Trust in parliament 4.4 #78/151 2017
Trust in political parties 4 #44/120 2017
Trust in Science 64.8% #108/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 65.3% #70/143 2018
Trust in the legal system 6 #28/153 2017

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.