Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

2012 - 2024 | Monthly | % | Central Bank of Egypt

Key information about Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency was set as 18.0 % in Mar 2024
  • Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2012 to Mar 2024
  • The data is reported by Central Bank of Egypt
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Money Supply M2 increased to 291.0 USD bn YoY in Jan 2024
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Egypt was measured at 24.5 USD bn in Feb 2024.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.4 Months of Import in Apr 2023
  • Egypt Domestic Credit reached 328.2 USD bn in Jan 2024, representing an increase of 25.9 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.0 % in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 3.3 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Egypt reached 8.1 % in Sep 2023, accounting for 8.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Egypt's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 2012 to Mar 2024 in the chart:

Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Egypt's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Mar 2024?

Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency was set as 18.0 % in Mar 2024 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
18.0 Mar 2024 18.0 Feb 2024 10.0 Sep 2017 18.0 Mar 2024 % monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2023
Argentina (%) 42.2 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1985 - Jan 2024
Armenia (%) 8.0 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Austria (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly May 1993 - Mar 2024
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Belarus (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2024
Belgium (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Feb 2024
Botswana (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Brazil (%) 21.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Mar 2024
Brunei (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Cambodia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2024
China (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Mar 2024
Colombia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Mar 2024
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 1996 - Feb 2024
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024
Estonia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
European Union (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Finland (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
France (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Georgia (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2024
Germany (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Greece (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Hungary (%) 10.0 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1994 - Mar 2024
Iceland (%) 2.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1979 - Mar 2024
India (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1962 - Mar 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2024
Iran (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Israel (%) 6.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2024
Italy (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 0.8 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1980 - Jan 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 2015 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1979 - Mar 2024
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2024
Latvia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Malawi (%) 7.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Mar 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jun 1959 - Mar 2024
Malta (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Mar 2024
Moldova (%) 33.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2024
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Morocco (%) 0.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1990 - Feb 2024
Mozambique (%) 39.0 Mar 2024 monthly Aug 2011 - Mar 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.5 Mar 2024 monthly May 2011 - Mar 2024
Nepal (%) 4.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Mar 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2005 - Mar 2024
Norway (%) 3.5 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 2011 - Mar 2024
Oman (%) 5.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2024
Peru (%) 6.0 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 1997 - Mar 2024
Philippines (%) 9.5 Mar 2024 monthly May 1986 - Mar 2024
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Qatar (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Romania (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Russia (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Mar 2024 monthly Mar 1980 - Mar 2024
Serbia (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
South Africa (%) 2.5 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Mar 2024
Spain (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Sudan (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2024
Taiwan (%) 4.5 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Mar 2024
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Thailand (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Mar 2024
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Oct 1964 - Mar 2024
Turkey (%) 8.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Mar 2024
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2014 - Mar 2024
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2024
United States (%) 0.0 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 1980 - Mar 2024
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2024
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Mar 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Mar 2024
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -29,074.911 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,878.084 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 369,695.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,851.790 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 22,121.300 2028 yearly 1998 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,582.910 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,086,142.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -907,552.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -898,124.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,749,784.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 484,798.000 Jun 2022 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2022
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.419 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -2,724.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,356.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -2.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 549,982.176 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) 6,080.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2024
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) 202.357 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 363.049 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 71.454 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 737.697 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Jan 2024
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -2,724.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2024
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 91,019.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 188,052.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 113.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -6,825.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,321.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 776.200 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 46.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -569.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 168,034.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 30,268.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 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) -265,217.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -112.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 4,908.600 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -54.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -2,744.900 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -27.400 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -523.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -407.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -7,944.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,199.700 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 137.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -638.400 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 6,621.700 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 4,931.800 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 114.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - 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: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 318.600 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 181.100 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: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,602.300 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 81,870.864 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 295,399.385 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 16.6 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 28,824.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Mar 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 6.219 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 9,003.000 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Mar 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 328,175.720 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 18.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2005 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 335,228.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 26.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 31,664.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 167,679.483 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 32.75 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1997 - Oct 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.46 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2023
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 1,652,731.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 10,355,214.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,528,991.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 9,124,887.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 6,595,896.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 40,361.000 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2024
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 31,313.000 Mar 2024 monthly Nov 2004 - Mar 2024
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 9,885,614.000 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Oct 2023

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