Egypt

Inflation in Egypt

Inflation in Egypt: 20.5% a year in 1980 and 20.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
20.4% a year
Since 1980
−0.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
11 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
5.4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in EgyptInflation in Egypt: 20.5% a year in 1980 and 20.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5.4% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 33.3% a year in 2024, the lowest 2.3% a year in 2002.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEgypt
202520.4
202433.3
202324.4
20228.5
20214.5
20205.7
201913.9
201820.9
201723.5
201610.2
201511
201410.1
20136.9
20128.7
201111.1
201011.7
200916.2
200811.7
200710.9
20064.3
20058.7
20048.2
20033.4
20022.3
20012.4
20002.8
19993.7
19985
19976.2
19967.1
19959.4
19949
199311
199221.1
199114.7
199021.2
198920.1
198815.2
198725.2
198623.9
198512.1
198417.1
198316
198214.9
198110.4
198020.5
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEgypt
202613.3
202714.8
20288.9
20296.5
20305.8
20315.4

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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