Average inflation measured by CPI fell 59.0% to 5.68% in Egypt in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, average inflation measured by CPI in Egypt reached an all time high of 25.2% in 1987 and an all time low of -3.00% in 1962. When compared to Egypt's main peers, average inflation measured by CPI in Israel amounted to -0.549%, 22.3% in Libya, 3.58% in Saudi Arabia and 142% in Sudan in 2020.
Egypt has been ranked 38th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of average inflation measured by CPI, 27 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Inflation, CPI (Average) | Unit | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Algeria | % | 7.23% | 9.74% | 8.68% | 9.30% | 10.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | -0.773% | 4.94% | 3.10% | 3.03% | 2.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 4.50% | 8.50% | 12.0% | 8.05% | 7.10% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 26.8% | 33.6% | 28.6% | 21.1% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 6.04% | 6.47% | 4.52% | 2.97% | 2.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 1.49% | 4.52% | 3.59% | 2.48% | 2.17% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 1.32% | 3.80% | 2.99% | 2.49% | 2.49% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | % | 2.43% | 2.43% | 2.43% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 2.77% | 5.52% | 4.05% | 3.04% | 3.04% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 3.06% | 2.70% | 2.23% | 2.03% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 30.2% | 17.6% | 21.7% | 12.0% | 8.50% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 359% | 155% | 76.9% | 34.8% | 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 5.71% | 8.08% | 8.49% | 7.86% | 6.72% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 0.180% | 5.22% | 3.61% | 2.00% | 2.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 45.7% | 43.8% | 17.1% | 6.30% | 5.00% |
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