Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

2004 - 2023 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Apr 2023, compared with the ratio of 4.2 in the previous month
  • Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2004 to Apr 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 16.3 in Sep 2006 and a record low of 1.3 in Mar 2013

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves Months of Imports from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. Foreign Exchange Reserves are calculated as the sum of Foreign Currency Reserves and Other Reserve Assets, which include other financial instruments denominated in foreign currency. The Central Bank of Egypt provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides Imports in USD.


Further information about Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • In the latest reports, Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 24.2 USD bn in Jul 2023
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 24.7 % YoY in Jun 2023
  • Egypt Domestic Credit reached 278.9 USD bn in Jun 2023, representing an increased of 27.5 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.5 % in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 3.4 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Egypt reached 27.1 USD bn in Jun 2023, accounting for 8.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Egypt's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Dec 2004 to Apr 2023 in the chart:

Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Egypt's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Apr 2023?

Egypt Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Apr 2023, compared with the ratio of 4.2 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4.4 Apr 2023 4.2 Mar 2023 1.3 Mar 2013 16.3 Sep 2006 NA monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.6 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 3.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2023
Armenia (NA) 4.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Australia (NA) 1.5 May 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - May 2023
Austria (NA) 0.3 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jul 2023
Azerbaijan (NA) 6.9 Sep 2023 monthly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (NA) 2.0 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Bangladesh (NA) 3.9 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2023
Belarus (NA) 1.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Belgium (NA) 0.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (NA) 0.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Botswana (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Brazil (NA) 15.1 Oct 2023 monthly Nov 2000 - Oct 2023
Brunei (NA) 4.4 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jun 2023
Bulgaria (NA) 8.2 Aug 2023 monthly Sep 2003 - Aug 2023
Cambodia (NA) 6.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Mar 2023
Canada (NA) 1.8 Sep 2023 monthly Jun 1999 - Sep 2023
Chile (NA) 5.7 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2023
China (NA) 14.2 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2023
Colombia (NA) 10.7 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2023
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2023
Czech Republic (NA) 7.4 Aug 2023 monthly Mar 2000 - Aug 2023
Denmark (NA) 6.9 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (NA) 1.6 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2023
Egypt (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Estonia (NA) 1.0 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2023
European Union (NA) 1.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Finland (NA) 1.2 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2023
France (NA) 0.4 Sep 2023 monthly Feb 2004 - Sep 2023
Georgia (NA) 3.9 Sep 2023 monthly Oct 1995 - Sep 2023
Germany (NA) 0.3 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2023
Ghana (NA) 4.3 Jun 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Jun 2022
Greece (NA) 0.6 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 9.3 May 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2023
Hungary (NA) 2.7 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Iceland (NA) 5.5 Oct 2023 monthly Oct 2000 - Oct 2023
India (NA) 9.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1990 - May 2023
Indonesia (NA) 6.4 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2023
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2023
Israel (NA) 26.7 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2023
Italy (NA) 1.1 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2023
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Jul 2023
Japan (NA) 17.0 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2023
Jordan (NA) 6.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1972 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.4 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Kenya (NA) 4.3 Jul 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Jul 2023
South Korea (NA) 7.3 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Oct 2023
Kosovo (NA) 2.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (NA) 14.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2023
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 1.1 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2023
Laos (NA) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Latvia (NA) 1.7 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Lebanon (NA) 12.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (NA) 1.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (NA) 0.1 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2023
Macau SAR, China (NA) 18.6 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (NA) 3.7 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2023
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Malta (NA) 1.2 Sep 2023 monthly Oct 1994 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (NA) 9.6 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Aug 2023
Mexico (NA) 3.6 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Moldova (NA) 7.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (NA) 4.5 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2023
Morocco (NA) 5.3 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2023
Mozambique (NA) 3.9 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Aug 2023
Myanmar (NA) 6.0 Mar 2021 quarterly Sep 2010 - Mar 2021
Nepal (NA) 9.7 Oct 2023 monthly Aug 2003 - Oct 2023
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Sep 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (NA) 3.0 Oct 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Oct 2023
Nigeria (NA) 0.0 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2023
Norway (NA) 8.8 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2023
Oman (NA) 6.1 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Jun 2023
Pakistan (NA) 2.5 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2023
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Jul 2023
Panama (NA) 3.4 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2023
Paraguay (NA) 6.3 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2023
Peru (NA) 14.9 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2023
Philippines (NA) 8.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1979 - Sep 2023
Poland (NA) 5.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Portugal (NA) 0.6 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Qatar (NA) 16.7 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2023
Romania (NA) 5.4 Sep 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2023
Russia (NA) 19.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (NA) 27.5 2022 yearly 1957 - 2022
Serbia (NA) 7.7 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2023
Singapore (NA) 8.5 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2023
Slovakia (NA) 0.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2023
Slovenia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2023
South Africa (NA) 5.5 Sep 2023 monthly Oct 2004 - Sep 2023
Spain (NA) 1.8 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Aug 2023
Sri Lanka (NA) 2.6 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2023
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.4 Sep 2023 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (NA) 22.0 Oct 2023 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2023
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -19,919.502 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 34,199.547 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.3 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
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) 22,121.296 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 4,221.444 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 590,725.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,501,000.000 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -383,053.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -383,845.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2023
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 484,798.000 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.419 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,139.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 2,942.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Sep 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -28.4 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1995 - Sep 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 550,243.088 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 274,989.359 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 69,318.411 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 6,081.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Sep 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -7.1 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1995 - Sep 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,425,187.296 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 876,034.340 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 195.900 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 363.337 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 40.673 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,094.060 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2023
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -3,139.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jul 1994 - Sep 2023
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 115,578.503 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2023
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 176,583.806 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 80.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 557.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,093.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -339.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -607.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -614.300 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 164,727.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 28,150.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 7.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -15.999 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -257,538.400 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -80.200 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -29.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 4,615.800 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -832.900 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -339.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 7,380.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -687.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 4,626.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2023
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) 600.500 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -80.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -7,609.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 905.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -229.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 114.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 318.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 568.800 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,602.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 141.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 181.100 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 70,003.189 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 276,819.502 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
M2 Growth (%) 23.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 24,267.6 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.068 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 8,098.000 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 310,685.638 Jul 2023 monthly Jun 2004 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 28.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jun 2005 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 310,273.6 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 35.4 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 28,859.2 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 159,641.119 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Jul 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 37.12 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 1997 - Jul 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.75 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2023
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 1,585,418.000 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2023
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 9,431,616.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,162,430.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 6,388,649.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 8,551,079.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 26,635.000 Oct 2023 monthly Nov 2004 - Oct 2023
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 34,970.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2023
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 9,619,329.271 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Jul 2023

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