Egypt, Arab Rep.'s PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) was −US$934.75 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 2,829% from −US$31.91 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$934.75 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$973.53 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$31.91 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$5.52 billion | 2018 |
| Lowest | −US$934.75 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$1.88 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$7.21 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) fell US$4.44 billion on 2023 (from US$3.5 billion to −US$934.75 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$121.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.37 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$4.71 billion in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was US$4.55 billion in 2019. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep. had the 84th highest value of the 87 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | −US$934.75 million | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$7.59 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Egypt, Arab Rep. in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 51 values
| Year | PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -934,749,000 |
| 2023 | 3,500,807,000 |
| 2022 | 2,383,762,000 |
| 2021 | 3,731,296,000 |
| 2020 | 1,226,896,000 |
| 2019 | 973,532,000 |
| 2018 | 5,522,372,000 |
| 2017 | 810,308,000 |
| 2016 | 650,820,000 |
| 2015 | 911,010,000 |
| 2014 |
PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — −US$498,000 (2022)
- Djibouti — −US$1.79 million (2015)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — −US$20.97 million (2024)
- Jordan — US$229.28 million (2024)
- Lebanon — US$0 (2024)
- Morocco — −US$766.33 million (2024)
- Pakistan — US$54.89 million (2024)
- Syrian Arab Republic — US$0 (2024)
- Tunisia — −US$44.81 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Egypt, Arab Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$48.08 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 544.5 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 5.45% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$934.75 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1972?
- It is down 12,865% from −US$7.21 million in 1972. The highest value was US$5.52 billion in 2018 and the lowest −US$934.75 million in 2024.
- How does Egypt, Arab Rep. rank?
- 84th highest of 87 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
- In 2024, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s PPG, commercial banks (NFL, current US$) fell US$4.44 billion on 2023 (from US$3.5 billion to −US$934.75 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$121.97 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.37 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PCBK.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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