Egypt — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2025 · 74 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 −7.3% of GDP in 2025. Against −3.54% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −3.76 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −7.74% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -7.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.54 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -5.71 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -6.09 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.9 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -6.89 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -7.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -9.59 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -10.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -13 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -11.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -12 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -13.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -10 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -9.75 % of GDP |