Foreign debt rose 14.9% to USD 115,080 bil in Egypt in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Egypt reached an all time high of USD 115,080 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 1,802 bil in 1970.
Egypt has been ranked 16th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 4,671 | 5,463 | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD bil | 2,799 | 2,860 | 3,123 | 3,243 | 3,325 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | USD bil | 49,846 | 69,164 | 84,540 | 99,356 | 114,484 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 20,443 | 23,396 | 26,170 | 27,842 | 28,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,127 | 23,359 | 28,103 | 27,790 | 27,468 | ||
| Israel | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | USD bil | 25,598 | 27,110 | 30,051 | 31,925 | 33,482 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | USD bil | 68,219 | 69,509 | 74,165 | 79,650 | 73,893 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Sudan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,598 | 21,292 | 21,909 | 21,738 | 22,476 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | USD bil | 4,419 | 4,368 | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,590 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 27,487 | 28,827 | 33,501 | 35,033 | 39,381 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,299 | 7,063 | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 |
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