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Egypt National Debt Clock

General government gross debt, live estimate

$364,350,707,842

Grows by about $1,760 every second in 2026 · 84.0% of GDP

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, DataMapper API, retrieved 2026-11-11. US dollars at IMF exchange rates.

Debt to GDP
84.0%
−2.8 pp vs 2025
Debt per citizen
$3,380
110.1 million people
GDP
$442.9 billion
2026, current US dollars
Debt to GDP in 2031
71.5%
IMF projection

Egypt debt to GDP, 2000–2031

Gross government debt as a share of the economy. Hover a bar for the exact value.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2000: 71.7% of GDP 2001: 79.1% of GDP 2002: 85.8% of GDP 2003: 97.1% of GDP 2004: 96.5% of GDP 2005: 98.3% of GDP 2006: 85.9% of GDP 2007: 76.3% of GDP 2008: 66.8% of GDP 2009: 69.5% of GDP 2010: 69.6% of GDP 2011: 72.8% of GDP 2012: 69.9% of GDP 2013: 79.8% of GDP 2014: 80.9% of GDP 2015: 83.8% of GDP 2016: 91.6% of GDP 2017: 97.8% of GDP 2018: 87.9% of GDP 2019: 80.1% of GDP 2020: 86.2% of GDP 2021: 89.9% of GDP 2022: 88.5% of GDP 2023: 95.9% of GDP 2024: 90.9% of GDP 2025: 86.8% of GDP 2026: 84% of GDP (IMF projection) 2027: 82.9% of GDP (IMF projection) 2028: 81.4% of GDP (IMF projection) 2029: 78% of GDP (IMF projection) 2030: 75% of GDP (IMF projection) 2031: 71.5% of GDP (IMF projection) 2000200520102015202020252030
Reported and estimated IMF projection

How Egypt compares in Middle East & Africa

Countries with the closest debt to GDP ratio in 2026.

CountryDebt to GDPDebt
Tunisia 86.1% $54.0 billion
Egypt 84.0% $372.0 billion
Jordan 82.5% $53.5 billion
South Africa 78.0% $381.5 billion
Kenya 72.9% $110.2 billion
Iraq 71.1% $174.4 billion
Israel 68.8% $513.9 billion
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Egypt's debt in perspective

  • It would buy 80,966 Lamborghini Venenos at $4.5 million each.
  • Laid end to end, the debt in $100 bills would wrap around the Earth 14 times.
  • Spending $1,000,000 a day, it would take 997 years and 6 months to spend it all.

Frequently asked questions

What is the national debt of Egypt?

Egypt's general government gross debt is about $364.4 billion right now. The IMF expects $372.0 billion by the end of 2026, up from $316.5 billion at the end of 2025.

What is Egypt's debt to GDP ratio?

84.0% of GDP in 2026, compared with 86.8% in 2025. The IMF projects 71.5% by 2031.

How much debt is there per person in Egypt?

About $3,380 per citizen, based on a population of 110.1 million.

Is Egypt's national debt growing?

Yes. In 2026 it grows by about $1,760 every second.

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