Egypt vs France

Egypt vs France: GDP growth

GDP growth: 2.4% a year in Egypt in 2024 and 0.9% a year in France in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Egypt, by 1 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in France.

% a year · IMF

Egypt vs France: GDP growthGDP growth: 2.4% a year in Egypt in 2024 and 0.9% a year in France in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Egypt, by 1 percentage points, or 1.68 times that in France.
EgyptFranceIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Egypt has been higher since 2022, when it overtook France.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 4.8% a year and France at 1.1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEgyptFrance
20254.40.9
20242.41.4
20233.81.8
20226.72.8
20213.36.8
20203.6-7.6
20195.52.1
20185.31.6
20174.22.3
20164.30.7
20154.41
20142.91
20133.30.9
20122.20.2
20111.82.5
20105.11.8
20094.7-2.7
20087.20.3
20077.12.5
20066.82.9
20054.52
20044.12.5
20033.21
20023.21.1
20013.51.8
20005.44.4
19996.13.3
19987.53.5
19975.92.5
19964.91.3
19954.52.5
19944.22.4
19932.9-0.4
19920.31.4
19912.11.3
19902.42.8
198934.6
198844.7
19874.32.6
19864.82.3
19857.41.7
198481.7
19838.91.3
19827.32.4
19812.21.2
19803.41.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEgyptFrance
20265.10.4
20274.70.7
202851.2
20295.51.1
20304.81.1
20314.81.1

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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