Egypt Unemployment Rate

2003 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Key information about Egypt Unemployment Rate

  • Egypt Unemployment Rate increased to 6.40% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.10% in Jun 2025.
  • Egypt Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Sep 2025, with an average rate of 13.30%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.40% in Mar 2014 and a record low of 6.10% in Jun 2025.
  • The data is reported by reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 107.70 million people in Jun 2025.


View Egypt's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2003 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Egypt Unemployment Rate

What was Egypt's Unemployment Rate in Sep 2025?

Egypt Unemployment Rate increased to 6.40% in Sep 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.10% in Jun 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.40 Sep 2025 6.10 Jun 2025 6.10 Jun 2025 13.40 Mar 2014 % quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 11.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 5.80 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 6.16 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Belgium (%) 6.40 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.65 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 5.40 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.80 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.80 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 8.42 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Nov 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 7.02 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.30 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 3.22 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.93 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Germany (%) 3.80 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Ghana (%) 3.01 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.80 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 4.39 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.85 2025 yearly 1984 - 2025
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 5.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Israel (%) 3.02 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (%) 6.14 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Nov 2025
Jordan (%) 21.40 Aug 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Aug 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 4.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 3.70 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 7.10 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.70 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (%) 6.22 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.70 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.96 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 2.73 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.69 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.50 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 13.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (%) 3.53 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 1.79 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Nepal (%) 4.44 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%) 4.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.30 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 3.10 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.97 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 4.99 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 5.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Nov 2025
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Romania (%) 5.90 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 2.10 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.31 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 4.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 31.90 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 10.45 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -15,919.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 20,289.324 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 301,714.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -732,322.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -754,518.600 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,100,573.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,832,896.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 361,831.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 1.829 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,673.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,020.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 12.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 694,547.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 317,147.492 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 119,078.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,693.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 19.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,686,776.647 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,008,906.420 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 197.621 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,474.658 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 33.957 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,572.056 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Oct 2025
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 220,502.530 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 421,698.989 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,673.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 204.348 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 176.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -3,239.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,405.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -57.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -457.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 163,713.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 34,763.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.251 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -298,879.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,616.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) -309.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 10,731.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -57.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -9,616.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -176.600 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,971.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -1,634.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -4,344.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -31.800 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,000.100 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 128,950.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,760.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 89.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 622.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,182.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 1,066.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 78,830.169 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 291,148.226 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 22.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 29,987.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.981 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 18,166.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 320,050.626 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 19.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 340,859.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 24.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 29,854.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 187,954.720 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 29.30 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 13,853,444.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 3,750,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 32,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Nov 2025
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 50,216.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,425,865.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 13,753,773.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 8,922,610.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 12,890,743.659 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 7,727,752.000 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2003 - Sep 2024

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