Egypt — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2030 · 79 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Egypt was −13% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −7.48% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −5.49 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −8.82% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2030

PeriodValue
2030-3.66 % of GDP
2029-4.61 % of GDP
2028-6.12 % of GDP
2027-8.46 % of GDP
2026-11.2 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2015
2025-13 % of GDP
2024-7.48 % of GDP
2023-6.07 % of GDP
2022-6.06 % of GDP
2021-7.35 % of GDP
2020-7.9 % of GDP
2019-7.17 % of GDP
2018-9.75 % of GDP
2017-10.9 % of GDP
2016-12.5 % of GDP
2015-11.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.