Egypt, Arab Rep.'s portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$9.91 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 13,796% from −US$71.3 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$9.91 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | −US$1.02 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$71.3 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$21.72 billion | 2022 |
| Lowest | −US$23.89 billion | 2017 |
| Average since 2016 | −US$3.83 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$6.13 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$1.01 billion on 2024 (from −US$10.92 billion to −US$9.91 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$363.79 million and a typical year strayed about US$11.17 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 US$27.7 billion in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$23.15 billion in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 120th highest value of the 133 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 46 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -9,907,800,000 |
| 2024 | -10,916,568,000 |
| 2023 | 908,300,000 |
| 2022 | 21,724,963,041 |
| 2021 | -5,972,418,000 |
| 2020 | -1,015,220,000 |
| 2019 | -10,454,410,000 |
| 2018 | 1,910,701,000 |
| 2017 | -23,889,900,000 |
| 2016 | -736,100,000 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — US$60.62 million (2020)
- Algeria — −US$141.34 (2023)
- Bahrain — −US$3.93 billion (2025)
- Djibouti — −US$11.87 million (2024)
- Iraq — US$2.47 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$17.13 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$212.39 million (2024)
- Kuwait — US$37.66 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$2.45 billion (2023)
- Libya — US$958.6 million (2023)
More economic policy & debt data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$48.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$9.91 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1977?
- It is down 161,440% from −US$6.13 million in 1977. The highest value was US$21.72 billion in 2022 and the lowest −US$23.89 billion in 2017.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 120th highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2025, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$1.01 billion on 2024 (from −US$10.92 billion to −US$9.91 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$363.79 million and a typical year strayed about US$11.17 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments 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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