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Egypt's inflation, consumer prices fell below 20% in 2025, to 14.1%, the first time since 2022.
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Egypt, Arab Rep.
Lower-middle income · Import-dependent economy · Data availability: good
The Arab world’s most populous country and a natural regional hub, anchored by the Suez Canal, tourism, remittances from a vast diaspora, and natural gas. Chronically import-dependent, especially for wheat, which makes food prices and foreign-currency reserves its perennial pressure points.
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Agreement
The Central Bank of Egypt and the UAE central bank renewed their AED 5 billion currency swap agreement.
Sep 29, 2026 · Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and Central Bank of Egypt
Vitals
Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.
GDP
$365.3B
as of 2025
down from $389.1B (2024)
Mashreq median $61.6B
Real GDP growth
4.4%
as of 2025
up from 2.4% (2024)
Mashreq median 2.8%
Inflation, year-on-year
14.5%
as of Aug 2026
down from 14.9% (Jul 2026)
GDP per person
$3,086
as of 2025
down from $3,338 (2024)
Mashreq median $5,348
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Quarterly report
Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.
Q3 2026 · Egypt, Arab Rep.
EGY — Q3 2026 brief
Egypt’s findings published in Q3 2026 recorded easing annual inflation and rising foreign reserves. Annual inflation fell for three straight months, from 15.2% in March 2026 to 14.3% in June 2026, a decline of 0.9 percentage points. Prices continued to rise despite the slowdown.
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Egypt's goods imports reached $12.4 billion in June 2026, their highest level in records going back to January 2014.
Goods imports (monthly) [World Bank GEM] (USD)12.4B
MilestoneEgypt's inflation, consumer prices fell below 20% in 2025, to 14.1%, the first time since 2022.
Multi-year highEgypt's outward foreign direct investment reached $695.9 million in 2025, its highest level since 2010.
RecordEgypt's personal remittances, paid reached $754.9 million in 2025, its highest level in records going back to 1990.
Multi-year highEgypt's personal remittances, received as a share of GDP reached 11.4% in 2025, its highest level since 1993.
Multi-year lowEgypt's gross domestic savings as a share of GDP fell to 1.20% in 2025, their lowest level in records going back to 1990.
Briefs
Analysis pieces on Egypt, Arab Rep., every number checked against the source.
exchange rate against the dollarNov 1, 2026 · 2 min readExports of goods and services (current US$)Nov 1, 2026 · 2 min read
Egypt’s pound recovery stalls, leaving dollar costs 6.6% higher
exchange rate against the dollar (LCU per USD)50.32
Newly released World Bank figures: Egypt’s 2025 trade deficit is its widest in 26 years
Exports of goods and services (current US$)72.4B
Agenda Watch
Official decisions and what the news is reporting, with the original source named.
| Date | Decision | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | FRA required non-bank lenders to report activity data on its platform and reopened it until October 29 | Policy reform | Financial Regulatory Authority (fra.gov.eg) |
| Oct 4, 2026 | Egypt and South Africa launched a joint business council. | Agreement | SAnews (South African Government News Agency) (sanews.gov.za) |
| Oct 4, 2026 | The CBE governor said Egypt had signed about 15 MoUs with African central banks. | Agreement | Central Bank of Egypt (cbe.org.eg) |
| Oct 1, 2026 | The Central Bank of Egypt and the Industry Ministry launched a EGP 1 billion factories restructuring fund. | Financing | Central Bank of Egypt and Ministry of Industry (cbe.org.eg) |
| Sep 29, 2026 | The Central Bank of Egypt and the UAE central bank renewed their AED 5 billion currency swap agreement. | Agreement | Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and Central Bank of Egypt (cbe.org.eg) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | The Central Bank of Egypt issued a circular on KYC rules for bank customers. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Egypt (cbe.org.eg) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | The Central Bank of Egypt approved rules for the digital financial identity platform for eKYC. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Egypt (cbe.org.eg) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | Egypt's Ministry of Finance published treasury securities auction results for 23 August 2026. | Financing | Ministry of Finance (mof.gov.eg) |
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Economy & growth
GDP, output, investment, savings · 249 series
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Open indicators →Trade & externalExports, imports, reserves, current account · 55 series
Open indicators →Public financeRevenue, spending, debt, balance · 56 series
Open indicators →Financial sectorCredit, banks, markets · 53 series
Open indicators →Energy & environmentOil, gas, power, emissions · 92 series
Open indicators →Technology & infrastructureInternet, mobile, transport · 34 series
Open indicators →PeoplePopulation, jobs, health, education · 54 series
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