Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

1993 - 2022 | Quarterly | USD mn | Central Bank of Egypt

Key information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

  • Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.4 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with an increase of 3.3 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1993 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4.8 USD bn in Dec 2007 and a record low of -858.2 USD mn in Dec 2011.

The Central Bank of Egypt provides quarterly Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Starting from the first quarter of the fiscal year 2004/2005, Net Direct Investment in Egypt includes Foreign Direct Investment in the petroleum sector.


Related information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

  • In the latest reports of Egypt, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.4 USD bn in Dec 2022.
  • Egypt Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 105.4 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 855.4 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 127.7 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Egypt's Foreign Direct Investment from Dec 1993 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

What was Egypt's Foreign Direct Investment in Dec 2022?

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.4 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with an increase of 3.3 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,431.1 Dec 2022 3,296.8 Sep 2022 -858.2 Dec 2011 4,800.4 Dec 2007 USD mn quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022

Foreign Direct Investment by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 396.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Algeria (USD mn) -550.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Argentina (USD mn) 238.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Armenia (USD mn) 256.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Australia (USD mn) -1,293.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2022
Austria (USD mn) -1,974.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2022
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -2,996.9 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 532.1 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Bangladesh (USD mn) 1,469.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2022
Belarus (USD mn) -59.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Belgium (USD mn) -14,098.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (USD mn) -262.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 203.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Botswana (USD mn) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) 7,672.8 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2023
Brunei (USD mn) -315.6 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn) 169.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 931.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Canada (USD mn) 11,225.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1957 - Dec 2022
Chile (USD mn) 2,998.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
China (USD mn) 20,500.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 3,909.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Croatia (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 9,329.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 877.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2023
Denmark (USD mn) -4,159.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) -76.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Egypt (USD mn) 2,431.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
Estonia (USD mn) 231.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2023
European Union (USD mn) 7,593.6 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1999 - Feb 2023
Finland (USD mn) 719.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2023
France (USD mn) 5,651.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 324.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2022
Germany (USD mn) -34,886.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2022
Ghana (USD mn) 524.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2021
Greece (USD mn) 339.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 34,081.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2022
Hungary (USD mn) 5,212.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2022
Iceland (USD mn) -151.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1976 - Dec 2022
India (USD mn) 7,311.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1990 - Dec 2022
Indonesia (USD mn) 5,331.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Iran (USD mn) 1,224.0 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Ireland (USD mn) -997.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Israel (USD mn) 9,421.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1972 - Dec 2022
Italy (USD mn) 8,606.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,392.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) 96.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 217.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Kazakhstan (USD mn) -3,372.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Kenya (USD mn) 463.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
South Korea (USD mn) 2,644.4 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Mar 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 167.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2022
Kuwait (USD mn) 372.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -103.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Laos (USD mn) 206.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Latvia (USD mn) -191.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 8.1 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 113.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) -369,769.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 4,852.4 2021 yearly 1985 - 2021
North Macedonia (USD mn) 8.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Malawi (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 3,067.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
Malta (USD mn) 1,046.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Mauritius (USD mn) 633.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2022
Mexico (USD mn) 2,680.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Moldova (USD mn) 74.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Mongolia (USD mn) 154.8 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2009 - Mar 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 139.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 147.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 440.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Myanmar (USD mn) 259.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2022
Nepal (USD mn) -32.8 Jan 2023 quarterly Oct 2002 - Jan 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) -102,925.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
New Zealand (USD mn) 998.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2022
Nigeria (USD mn) 752.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (USD mn) -1,210.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Oman (USD mn) 4,020.8 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Pakistan (USD mn) 121.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jul 1997 - Apr 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 127.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Panama (USD mn) 698.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (USD mn) 172.2 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2022
Peru (USD mn) 2,142.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Philippines (USD mn) 447.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Poland (USD mn) 2,922.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 370.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 1,012.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Romania (USD mn) 994.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2023
Russia (USD mn) 795.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 1,925.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2022
Serbia (USD mn) 443.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Mar 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 36,694.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (USD mn) 276.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 171.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 3,800.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2022
Spain (USD mn) 2,540.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 306.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Sudan (USD mn) 152.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 20,585.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (USD mn) -13,487.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2022

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -15,608.397 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 19,044.160 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.4 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
National Government Debt (USD mn) 316,592.2 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 5,223.196 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 15,762.653 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 4,221.444 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -448,886.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 808,523.000 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2022
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 572,553.000 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2022
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -449,596.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 285,125.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2021
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.759 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,107.0 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,744.0 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -31.7 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1995 - Mar 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 651,491.379 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 276,363.676 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 57,502.895 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,334.2 Jan 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -26.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jul 1995 - Mar 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,459,433.626 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,494,525.558 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 133.621 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 336.454 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 85.020 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 814.201 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2023
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -2,107.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2023
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 125,176.000 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2022
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 69,694.000 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 68.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,410.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,431.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -2,158.300 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -607.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -1,551.100 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 162,927.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 32.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 27,408.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -12.379 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -247,945.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -105.400 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 5,429.200 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -24.300 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -5,048.500 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2022
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 5,550.300 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -50.500 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -9,102.200 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2022
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) 524.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2022
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 296.600 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -3,040.800 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 6,814.900 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -1,606.800 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2022
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -2,158.300 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,928.900 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 1,301.800 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 541.900 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 183.100 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 152.200 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 243.200 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2021 - Sep 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 59,732.637 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 255,542.756 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
M2 Growth (%) 26.8 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 23,812.2 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 5.093 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.2 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,031.000 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 346,287.235 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 33.1 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 270,388.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 37.5 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 26,224.4 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 165,552.512 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 34.89 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1997 - Feb 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.62 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2022
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 1,476,077.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 8,201,856.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 7,823,812.000 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 1,669,797.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 6,067,309.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 26,173.000 Apr 2023 monthly Nov 2004 - Apr 2023
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 34,551.000 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 4,012,847.803 Dec 2022 monthly Nov 2003 - Dec 2022

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