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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Egypt: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Egypt is placed 128th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 17,265 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 7.014 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
128th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 17,265GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 7.014Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.071Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 43.11Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Egypt on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
17,265
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Egypt: 17,265. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Northern Africa
- 17,265 Egypt
- Land neighbours
- Israel 48,197 · Libya 14,118 · Palestine 4,272 · Sudan 1,873
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Egypt’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0
7.014
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Egypt: 7.014. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Northern Africa
- 32.07 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Israel 88.52 · Palestine 18.21 · Sudan 4.622
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.071
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 77th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Egypt: 0.071. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Northern Africa
- 0.565 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Israel 1.334 · Libya -1.679 · Sudan -2.078
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
43.11
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Egypt: 43.11. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Northern Africa
- 44.39 Morocco
- Land neighbours
- Israel 89.27 · Libya 33.12 · Palestine 39.62
02Over time
Which way Egypt is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 9,982 in 2000 to 17,265 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2025 17,265 17,265 2024 16,798 18,108 2023 16,691 17,686 2022 16,360 16,933 2021 15,579 16,260 2020 15,309 15,631 2019 15,027 16,761 2018 14,488 16,349 2017 14,018 16,129 2016 13,727 15,512 2015 13,426 14,857 2014 13,136 14,475 2013 13,058 14,681 2012 13,077 14,631 2011 13,082 13,916 2010 13,129 14,101 2009 12,728 13,655 2008 12,392 14,030 2007 11,782 13,755 2006 11,212 12,983 2005 10,701 12,023 2004 10,452 11,608 2003 10,250 11,183 2002 10,144 11,144 2001 10,117 10,907 2000 9,982 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from -0.028 in 2000 to 0.071 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 0.071 0.1310 2023 -0.074 0.0710 2022 -0.114 0.0580 2021 -0.121 0.0010 2020 -0.104 0.0470 2019 -0.108 0.0300 2018 -0.056 -0.0150 2017 0.008 0.0080 2016 -0.087 -0.0660 2015 -0.060 -0.0600 2014 -0.019 -0.0190 2013 -0.018 0.0140 2012 -0.057 0.0060 2011 -0.138 -0.0140 2010 -0.055 -0.0020 2009 0.003 0.0990 2008 0.104 0.0700 2007 0.057 -0.0080 2006 0.115 0.0740 2005 0.054 0.0510 2004 0.041 0.0505 2003 0.052 0.0450 2002 0.008 0.0100 2001 -0.028 0.0470 2000 -0.028 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
EgyptWorld median
Egypt rose from 9.72 in 2011 to 43.11 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Egypt World median 2024 43 73 2021 27 74 2017 33 59 2014 14 52 2011 10 37
03In context
Egypt beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Egypt and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 13th | 48,197 | 88.52 | 1.334 | 89.27 |
| Egypt | 128th | 17,265 | 7.014 | 0.071 | 43.11 |
 Libya | =151st | 14,118 | — | -1.679 | 33.12 |
 Palestine | 156th | 4,272 | 18.21 | — | 39.62 |
 Sudan | 173rd | 1,873 | 4.622 | -2.078 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Egypt in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Egypt is ahead of the world, and behind
60 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median19
Statistics on which Egypt does better than the middle country measured.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6271.1920.627▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 1.192 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.21284.2556.21No real change since 2016
Egypt: 284.25 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.
Ranked 18th of 175 by UNCTAD.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1959.140.19▲ Improved since 2020
Egypt: 59.1 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 52nd of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06119.36107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Egypt: 119.36 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 56th of 194 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3964.3923.396▼ Worsened since 2015
Egypt: 4.392 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 61st of 186 · derived.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.270.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 2.27 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 44th of 119 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.951,120701.95No earlier reading
Egypt: 1,120 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 58th of 145 · derived.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.12.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 3.1 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 57th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3954.3752.39No earlier reading
Egypt: 54.37 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 71st of 169 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80015,77712,800No real change since 2017
Egypt: 15,777 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 74th of 173 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.0340.814▲ Improved since 2013
Egypt: 1.034 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 38th of 84 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08109.07106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Egypt: 109.07 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 88th of 195 · derived.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.411.6510.4No earlier reading
Egypt: 11.65 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 333233▼ Worsened since 2013
Egypt: 32 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 43rd of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27315,87714,273▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: 15,877 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.
Position 48th of 102 · derived.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9441.9843.94▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 41.98 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 58th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8141.1341.81No earlier reading
Egypt: 41.13 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 94th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89013,20512,890▲ Improved since 2012
Egypt: 13,205 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 81st of 166 · derived.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.4870.485No real change since 2013
Egypt: 0.487 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 85th of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median14
Statistics on which Egypt does worse than the middle country measured.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23105.25106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Egypt: 105.25 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 195 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.529.3327.5▼ Worsened since 2010
Egypt: 29.33 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.862.263.8No earlier reading
Egypt: 62.2 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 54th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5224.7128.52▲ Improved since 2022
Egypt: 24.71 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 86th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4745.7857.474No real change since 2018
Egypt: 5.785 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 75th of 118 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6742.4246.67▼ Worsened since 2012
Egypt: 42.42 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 125th of 195 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.093-0.459-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Egypt: -0.459 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 136th of 209 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4214.5925.42▲ Improved since 2014
Egypt: 14.59 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 113th of 170 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48617,99846,486No real change since 2010
Egypt: 17,998 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 110th of 150 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4512.6431.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 2.643 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 27th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.15.5716.1No real change since 2013
Egypt: 5.57 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-1.1298.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Egypt: -1.129 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 97th of 118 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,636712.551,636▼ Worsened since 2015
Egypt: 712.55 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 65th of 75 · derived.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9349.2312.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Egypt: 49.23 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end27
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.727-0.225No real change since 2014
Egypt: 1.727 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.30624.963.306Moved since 2015
Egypt: 24.96 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0493.3662.04Moved since 2015
Egypt: 93.36 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 7th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24065,3592,240Moved since 2022
Egypt: 65,359 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.734,576275.73No real change since 2016
Egypt: 4,576 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57216.556.572Moved since 2015
Egypt: 16.55 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 37th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6532.0624.65Moved since 2015
Egypt: 32.06 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 38th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7888,581,3391,827,788Moved since 2014
Egypt: 8,581,339 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.
Position 26th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9684.1971.968Moved since 2015
Egypt: 4.197 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2352.471.235Moved since 2014
Egypt: 2.47 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2614.511.26Moved since 2015
Egypt: 14.5 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 40th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23113.81103.23Moved since 2015
Egypt: 113.81 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7085.1391.708Moved since 2011
Egypt: 5.139 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 69th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95863.08657.95Moved since 2022
Egypt: 863.08 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2422.524Moved since 2016
Egypt: 22.5 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6029.2529.602Moved since 2015
Egypt: 9.252 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1752.8367.17Moved since 2014
Egypt: 52.83 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7231.5141.72Moved since 2015
Egypt: 31.51 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 94th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6851.3379.68Moved since 2015
Egypt: 51.33 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 103rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3419.8236.34Moved since 2015
Egypt: 19.82 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 112th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.851321.85Moved since 2014
Egypt: 13 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.1240.306Moved since 2015
Egypt: 0.124 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.419.12727.41No real change since 2012
Egypt: 9.127 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9312.8922.93No real change since 2015
Egypt: 12.89 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 122nd of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.069.2622.06Moved since 2014
Egypt: 9.26 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 136th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.215.44516.21Moved since 2015
Egypt: 5.445 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 132nd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.1770.523No real change since 2013
Egypt: 0.177 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
No current reading for Egypt
Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Services Exports, Gini Index (last 2021), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2021), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2021), New Business Density (last 2022), Palma Ratio (last 2021) and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2019). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Egypt’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Egypt’s 11th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technologyjoint 47th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality47th of 1593/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture55th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade71st of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital97th of 1963/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability96th of 1864/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions110th of 1944/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge121st of 1983/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing133rd of 2004/4 keys
- Peace & Security119th of 1774/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation128th of 1764/4 keys
- Work & Labour154th of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience164th of 1934/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties172nd of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality162nd of 1834/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Egypt can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia103rd4/4 keysThis page
Egypt128th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Egypt and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Egypt on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Egypt rank on economy & innovation?
Egypt is placed 128th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Egypt?
17,265 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Egypt?
7.014 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Egypt compare with Sudan on economy & innovation?
Sudan is placed 173rd of 176, and Egypt 128th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Sudan 1,873, Egypt 17,265; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Sudan 4.622, Egypt 7.014; Economic Complexity Index: Sudan -2.078, Egypt 0.071.
How have Egypt’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 9,982 in 2000 to 17,265 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.028 in 2000 to 0.071 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 9.72 in 2011 to 43.11 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Egypt?
No current reading is published for Egypt on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Creative Services Exports, Gini Index, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, New Business Density, Palma Ratio and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 60 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Egypt’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Egypt (banner) — Rudolph.A.furtado, CC0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Egypt: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/egypt/economy