Central government expense in Egypt

Central government expense in Egypt was equal to 30.2% of GDP in 2015.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1975 to 2015 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Egypt is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Egypt, 2015 30.2% % of GDP
Change from 2014 −2.7percentage points 2014: 32.9%
World, 2015 26.8% Official aggregate

Central government expense in Egypt over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2022
Period EgyptWorld
2022 – 28.5%
2021 – 31.7%
2020 – 33.4%
2019 – 26.7%
2018 – 26.1%
2017 – 26.3%
2016 – 26.6%
2015 30.2% 26.8%
2014 32.9% 26.8%
2013 32.2% 27.1%
2012 28.7% 27.4%
2011 29.2% 27.5%
2010 28.9% 28.4%
2009 30.1% 28.4%
2008 30.3% 25.9%
2007 29.3% 24.8%
2006 32.8% 24.9%
2005 27.4% 25.1%
2004 26.9% 24.8%
2003 27.3% 25.2%
2002 27.2% 24.9%
2001 – 24.7%
2000 – 23.6%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 32.9% in 2014.
  • Since 2005, when it was 27.4%, the figure has changed by +2.8 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2015 was 26.8%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1975 to 2015 for Egypt
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics