Egypt, Arab Rep.: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) fell 7.3% on 2023 (from US$168.18 billion to US$155.97 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 118.8% in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 27.7% in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$13.32 billion a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$215.31 billion for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$13 billion, against US$16.42 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 14th highest value of the 118 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2024 ranking

• Thailand — 10th of 118: US$191.83 billion
• South Africa — 11th of 118: US$175.9 billion
• Kazakhstan — 12th of 118: US$167.54 billion
• Philippines — 14th of 118: US$137.02 billion
• Viet Nam — 15th of 118: US$132.91 billion
• Pakistan — 16th of 118: US$129.72 billion

What this measures

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 55 values

External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$3.34 billion (2024)
• Algeria — US$6.9 billion (2024)
• Djibouti — US$3.46 billion (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$9.65 billion (2024)
• Iraq — US$17.52 billion (2024)
• Jordan — US$46.97 billion (2024)
• Lebanon — US$67.39 billion (2024)
• Morocco — US$67.99 billion (2024)
• Pakistan — US$129.72 billion (2024)
• Syrian Arab Republic

More economic policy & debt data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$48.88 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$30.71 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$19.89 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 987.6 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$48.08 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s external debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)?

US$155.97 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 8,557% from US$1.8 billion in 1970 (8.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$168.18 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$1.8 billion in 1970.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DECT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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