Egypt (2020)
27.1
% of GDP
+3.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+3.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Egypt Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 27.1 +3.1pp
2019 24 -1.5pp
2018 25.5 -3pp
2017 28.5 -5.6pp
2016 34.1 +7.8pp
2015 26.3 +0.7pp
2014 25.6 -0.6pp
2013 26.2 -1.2pp
2012 27.4 -3.8pp
2011 31.2 -1.9pp
2010 33.1 -3pp
2009 36.1 -6.7pp
2008 42.8 -2.7pp
2007 45.5 -3.8pp
2006 49.3 -1.9pp
2005 51.2 -2.8pp
2004 54 +0.1pp
2003 53.9 -0.8pp
2002 54.7 -0.2pp
2001 54.9 +3pp

About this Dataset

Egypt recorded 27.1 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +3.1pp. Across 1971–2020 the series ranges from 10.3 in 1973 to 54.9 in 2001.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1971–2020 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 54.9 % of GDP in 2001 and reached its lowest recorded value of 10.3 in 1973. The latest reading of 27.1 in 2020 represents a change of +3.1pp.