Egypt — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1951–2019 · 68 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

For Egypt, the central government deficit reading stood at −511.23B LCU in 2019. Against −418.92B LCU in 2018, the period change was −92.32B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −9.14% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2006–2019

PeriodValue
2019-511.23B LCU
2018-418.92B LCU
2017-399.00B LCU
2016-339.64B LCU
2015-284.31B LCU
9 earlier values, back to 2006
2014-254.71B LCU
2013-249.07B LCU
2012-167.50B LCU
2011-134.06B LCU
2010-96.14B LCU
2009-68.33B LCU
2008-60.56B LCU
2007-22.52B LCU
2006-33.83B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.