Egypt vs Pakistan: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2024: 2.4% a year in Egypt and 2.6% a year in Pakistan, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.09 times that in Egypt.
EgyptPakistan
Watch it change on the mapChange since 1980, percentage points · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2.4 2024 | 2.9 | 4.8 2031 |
| Pakistan | 2.6 2024 | 3.6 | 4.5 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Egypt.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Egypt at 4.8% a year and Pakistan at 4.5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Egypt | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 5.8 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | -0.9 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| 2011 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 2.3 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 7.2 | 4.4 |
| 2007 | 7.1 | 5.1 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 2005 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 7.7 |
| 2003 | 3.2 | 5.2 |
| 2002 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 2000 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| 1999 | 6.1 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| 1997 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| 1996 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 1994 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
| 1992 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 1991 | 2.1 | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
| 1989 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 1988 | 4 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| 1986 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| 1985 | 7.4 | 8.7 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4 |
| 1983 | 8.9 | 6.8 |
| 1982 | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| 1981 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| 1980 | 3.4 | 6.9 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Egypt | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4 | 3.2 |
| 2026 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| 2027 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2028 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 2029 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 2030 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 2031 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
Each country on its own
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.
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