Egypt, Arab Rep.: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2015, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2014 (from 2.48% to 2.53%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2014), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7.89 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.57 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2006 to 2015 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

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What this measures

Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

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

All 36 values

Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 8.55% (2017)
• Bahrain — 1.74% (2020)
• Israel — 3.02% (2024)
• Jordan — 1.73% (2023)
• Lebanon — 0.35% (2024)
• Malta — 3.17% (2024)
• Morocco — 3.4% (2024)
• Saudi Arabia — 4.05% (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 0.07% (2024)

More public sector data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 697 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 2.5 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 123.24 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.61% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 2 million (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 61.75 billion (2015)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -262.17 billion (2015)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -10.73% (2015)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 232.42 billion (2015)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP)?

2.53% in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is down 0.56 percentage points from 3.09% in 1975. The highest value was 10.98% in 1976 and the lowest 1.22% in 1993.

Is the latest change in net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?

In 2015, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) rose 0.04 percentage points on 2014 (from 2.48% to 2.53%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2014), the average change was −0.11 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.92 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.NFN.TOTL.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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