Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -786.8 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 1,760% from -42.3 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -786.8 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -182 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -42.3 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 7.48 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | -786.8 billion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -290.21 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -18.2 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 160.12 billion on 2024 (from -626.67 billion to -786.8 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −20.91 billion and a typical year strayed about 48.95 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.32 billion in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 184.91 billion in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 76.02 billion a year. A straight line explains 85% 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.
How it compares
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 123rd highest value of the 156 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 2025 ranking
- Serbia — 120th of 156: -653.34 billion
- Equatorial Guinea — 121st of 156: -705.58 billion
- Algeria — 122nd of 156: -713.79 billion
- China — 124th of 156: -817.92 billion
- Türkiye — 125th of 156: -917.68 billion
- Burkina Faso — 126th of 156: -944.85 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 61 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -786,795,730,000 |
| 2024 | -626,673,094,100 |
| 2023 | -444,212,418,400 |
| 2022 | -259,304,640,000 |
| 2021 | -194,543,448,000 |
| 2020 | -182,004,620,000 |
| 2019 | -193,328,576,000 |
| 2018 | -111,588,492,000 |
| 2017 | -67,248,320,000 |
| 2016 | -36,444,355,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 5.41 billion (2024)
- Algeria — -713.79 billion (2025)
- Bahrain — -1.43 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — 20.1 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — -588.87 trillion (2025)
- Iraq — 1.73 trillion (2024)
- Israel — -28.31 billion (2025)
- Jordan — -676.1 million (2025)
- Kuwait — 10.15 billion (2024)
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 net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -786.8 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is down 4.32 million% from -18.2 million in 1965. The highest value was 7.48 billion in 2008 and the lowest -786.8 billion in 2025.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 123rd highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) fell 160.12 billion on 2024 (from -626.67 billion to -786.8 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −20.91 billion and a typical year strayed about 48.95 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, 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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