Egypt — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Egypt, the central government deficit reading stood at −9.14% of GDP in 2019. Against −8.98% of GDP in 2018, the period change was −0.16 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −10.6% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -9.14 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -8.98 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -10.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -12.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -11.6 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | -12 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -13.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -10 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -9.78 % of GDP |
| 2010 | -7.97 % of GDP |
| 2009 | -6.56 % of GDP |
| 2008 | -6.76 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -3.02 % of GDP |
| 2006 | -5.48 % of GDP |