Foreign debt rose 3.05% to USD 168,062 bil in Egypt in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Egypt reached an all time high of USD 168,062 bil in 2023 and an all time low of USD 1,802 bil in 1970.
Egypt has been ranked 11th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Algeria | USD bil | 5,707 | 5,710 | 5,492 | 5,178 | 7,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD bil | 3,134 | 3,181 | 3,216 | 3,487 | 3,586 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | USD bil | 84,587 | 99,457 | 114,910 | 132,539 | 145,998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | USD bil | 26,171 | 29,843 | 30,377 | 32,364 | 32,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28,082 | 27,799 | 27,488 | 26,331 | 25,363 | ||||
| Israel | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Jordan | USD bil | 30,052 | 31,926 | 33,494 | 38,038 | 41,757 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | USD bil | 74,165 | 79,650 | 73,893 | 68,874 | 66,900 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Sudan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,970 | 21,805 | 22,844 | 23,811 | 22,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | USD bil | 4,604 | 4,584 | 4,590 | 4,763 | 5,029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | USD bil | 33,714 | 35,266 | 40,225 | 41,977 | 43,022 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Yemen | USD bil | 7,193 | 7,037 | 7,055 | 7,121 | 7,602 |
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