Egypt Unemployment Rate

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

Key information about Egypt Unemployment Rate

  • Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.20% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.40% in Sep 2025.
  • Egypt Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Dec 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 107.87 million people in Jun 2025.


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

Egypt Unemployment Rate

What was Egypt's Unemployment Rate in Dec 2025?

Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.20% in Dec 2025, from the previously reported figure of 6.40% in Sep 2025. See the table below for more data.

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

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 7.60 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1990 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 13.11 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 4.26 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 5.60 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 5.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.60 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Belgium (%) 6.30 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Mar 2026
Bolivia (%) 1.75 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.21 2025 yearly 2006 - 2025
Botswana (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Brazil (%) 6.10 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.07 2025 yearly 1981 - 2025
Bulgaria (%) 3.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 0.70 2023 yearly 2020 - 2023
Canada (%) 6.90 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Apr 2026
Chile (%) 8.93 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
China (%) 5.40 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2026
Colombia (%) 8.79 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) 5.50 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Cyprus (%) 4.30 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (%) 3.28 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) 6.40 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Egypt (%) 6.20 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 7.10 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 6.00 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 10.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
France (%) 7.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 13.88 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Germany (%) 4.00 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 2.98 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Greece (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.70 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 4.66 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 2.70 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 21.20 Nov 2025 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.70 Mar 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 7.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.50 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 6.35 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 2.90 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
Malta (%) 3.39 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.80 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 3.97 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.60 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 10.90 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 10.80 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (%) 6.63 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
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 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1986 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (%) 4.30 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2022 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 4.90 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 2.40 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2018 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (%) 6.90 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 27.50 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 10.40 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Paraguay (%) 5.26 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2026
Peru (%) 6.84 Mar 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 5.30 Jul 2025 quarterly Jul 1982 - Jul 2025
Poland (%) 6.10 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
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 (%) 2.20 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.53 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 8.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 2.00 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2020 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 5.23 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 4.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 31.40 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 10.83 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 3.80 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 8.96 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (%) 5.02 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -21,437.423 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 35,665.467 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 6.0 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 344,231.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,887.892 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 27,592.914 2031 yearly 1998 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 6,690.788 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 2,276,858.300 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -1,075,757.700 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -1,114,679.700 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 3,352,616.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 1,290,092.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
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 (%) 3.947 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Trade Balance (USD mn) -5,107.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,164.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -11.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2026
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) 9,271.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 24.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2026
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) 371.401 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,128.388 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 129.002 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,706.592 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2015 - Feb 2026
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 170,112.651 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 397,955.088 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -5,107.026 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 197.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 130.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 228.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -6,215.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,865.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 3,209.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -524.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 3,734.800 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 163,911.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 42.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 34,421.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -17.757 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -303,922.400 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 6,881.300 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -176.600 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -9,616.700 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: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) 3,209.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -17,136.400 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) -3,043.400 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -1,099.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 3,867.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 11,256.500 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -494.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -61.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 129,490.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 81,846.100 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,355.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 245.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 251.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 72.400 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 610.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 227.100 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2021 - Sep 2025
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 76,749.917 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 276,159.992 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 20.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 16.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 30,226.5 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 19,201.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 330,715.026 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 17.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 330,613.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 25.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 27,685.9 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 217,663.969 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 23.90 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Dec 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 18,047,064.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 10,885,118.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 15,074,635.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 4,189,517.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 33,257.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 2004 - Apr 2026
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 53,009.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2026
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,463,270.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 10,311,317.000 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2003 - Dec 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 15,896,205.426 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Dec 2025

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