Egypt Unemployment Rate
Key information about Egypt Unemployment Rate
- Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 7.20% in Mar 2022, from the previously reported figure of 7.40% in Dec 2021.
- Egypt Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Mar 2022, with an average rate of 10.50%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 13.40% in Mar 2014 and a record low of 7.20% in Mar 2022.
- The data is reported by reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
- In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 102.06 million people in Jun 2021.
View Egypt's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2003 to Mar 2022 in the chart:
What was Egypt's Unemployment Rate in Mar 2022?
Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 7.20% in Mar 2022, from the previously reported figure of 7.40% in Dec 2021. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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7.20 Mar 2022 | 7.40 Dec 2021 | 7.20 Mar 2022 | 13.40 Mar 2014 | % | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 11.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2022 |
Algeria (%) | 11.71 Sep 2017 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2017 |
Argentina (%) | 7.00 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2022 |
Armenia (%) | 14.50 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2021 |
Australia (%) | 3.90 May 2022 | monthly | Feb 1978 - May 2022 |
Austria (%) | 4.76 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - May 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 5.94 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Bahrain (%) | 4.30 2016 | yearly | 1991 - 2016 |
Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Belarus (%) | 0.20 Feb 2022 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Feb 2022 |
Belgium (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
Bolivia (%) | 3.40 2017 | yearly | 1999 - 2017 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.41 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
Botswana (%) | 24.72 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Brazil (%) | 10.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Apr 2022 |
Brunei (%) | 7.65 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Bulgaria (%) | 4.90 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
Canada (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1976 - May 2022 |
Chile (%) | 7.80 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2009 - May 2022 |
China (%) | 5.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
Colombia (%) | 12.12 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2021 - Mar 2022 |
Croatia (%) | 6.40 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2021 |
Cyprus (%) | 5.40 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
Czech Republic (%) | 2.42 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Apr 2022 |
Denmark (%) | 5.10 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2021 |
Ecuador (%) | 4.78 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2022 |
Egypt (%) | 7.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Estonia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2022 |
European Union (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
Finland (%) | 6.20 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1988 - May 2022 |
France (%) | 7.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Mar 2022 |
Georgia (%) | 20.62 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Germany (%) | 3.00 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Apr 2022 |
Ghana (%) | 4.70 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Greece (%) | 12.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Oct 1981 - May 2022 |
Hungary (%) | 3.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
Iceland (%) | 3.50 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2022 |
India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Indonesia (%) | 6.49 2021 | yearly | 1984 - 2021 |
Iran (%) | 8.90 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Ireland (%) | 4.70 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
Israel (%) | 3.74 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - May 2022 |
Italy (%) | 8.36 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2022 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Japan (%) | 2.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Apr 2022 |
Jordan (%) | 22.80 Feb 2022 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Feb 2022 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 4.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Apr 2022 |
Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
South Korea (%) | 2.80 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - May 2022 |
Kosovo (%) | 25.80 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2021 |
Kuwait (%) | 2.09 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.80 2020 | yearly | 1992 - 2020 |
Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Latvia (%) | 6.50 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2022 |
Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 6.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Apr 2022 |
Luxembourg (%) | 4.64 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 3.40 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1996 - May 2022 |
North Macedonia (%) | 14.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
Malaysia (%) | 3.90 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Apr 2022 |
Malta (%) | 3.22 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2022 |
Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
Mexico (%) | 3.09 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
Moldova (%) | 3.01 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
Mongolia (%) | 8.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Mar 2022 |
Montenegro (%) | 16.80 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Morocco (%) | 12.10 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2022 |
Mozambique (%) | 3.98 2021 | yearly | 1991 - 2021 |
Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
New Zealand (%) | 3.20 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2022 |
Nigeria (%) | 33.28 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
Norway (%) | 2.90 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2022 |
Oman (%) | 2.10 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2018 - May 2022 |
Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 25.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2022 |
Panama (%) | 11.30 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 8.47 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2022 |
Peru (%) | 7.21 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2001 - May 2022 |
Philippines (%) | 5.70 Apr 2022 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2022 |
Poland (%) | 5.10 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - May 2022 |
Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
Romania (%) | 5.50 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2022 |
Russia (%) | 4.25 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2021 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 6.86 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2021 |
Serbia (%) | 10.60 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2022 |
Singapore (%) | 2.20 Apr 2022 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Apr 2022 |
Slovakia (%) | 6.35 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2006 - May 2022 |
Slovenia (%) | 4.30 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Mar 2022 |
South Africa (%) | 34.50 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2022 |
Spain (%) | 13.65 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Mar 2022 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 4.60 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Dec 2021 |
Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
Sweden (%) | 7.66 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1983 - May 2022 |
Switzerland (%) | 4.56 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2022 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -23,698.919 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 44,298.750 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 5.5 2020 | yearly | 2005 - 2020 |
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) | 3,795.815 2027 | yearly | 1999 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) | 11,469.333 2027 | yearly | 1998 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) | 2,995.510 2027 | yearly | 1999 - 2027 |
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) | 1,030,101.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) | -436,609.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) | -440,792.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) | 1,470,893.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2022 |
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) | 472,344.000 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Jun 2021 |
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) | 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2020 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 0.423 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | -1,702.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Apr 2022 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 4,935.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Apr 2022 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | 73.7 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Apr 2022 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 434,039.287 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 206,490.894 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 45,603.526 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 6,637.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Apr 2022 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | 12.2 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Apr 2022 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,734,605.303 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 678,318.860 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 251.926 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Mar 2022 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 547.538 Feb 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Feb 2022 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 170.141 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Mar 2022 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,064.468 Mar 2022 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Mar 2022 |
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) | -1,702.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jul 1994 - Apr 2022 |
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) | 64,964.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2022 |
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) | 107,446.000 Feb 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2022 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 94.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -3,801.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.3 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 1,600.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -6,055.800 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -713.2 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 4,274.000 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2021 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 145,529.3 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 32.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2021 |
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 12,842.2 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -16.426 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -230,212.100 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) | 5,430.500 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) | 9,982.800 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) | 7,356.400 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) | -53.700 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) | -6,055.800 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) | -325.500 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -94.300 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -2.700 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) | -10,638.000 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) | -7,932.800 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | -1,901.200 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) | 2,705.200 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) | 132,687.100 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2021 |
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) | 85,461.300 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 111.700 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) | 1,411.000 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) | 82.400 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) | 345.500 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) | 105.300 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2021 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.5 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2021 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 8.8 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2021 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 79,984.690 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2022 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 343,785.130 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2022 |
M2 Growth (%) | 23.8 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2022 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 14.0 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2012 - May 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 25,863.9 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - May 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 8.511 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.1 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Apr 2022 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 7,398.000 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1956 - May 2022 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 415,789.162 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jun 2004 - Jan 2022 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 24.1 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jun 2005 - Jan 2022 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 352,348.9 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2022 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 23.8 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Apr 2022 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 36,403.7 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Apr 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 201,236.752 Jan 2022 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Jan 2022 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 24.83 Jan 2022 | monthly | Apr 1997 - Jan 2022 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.29 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Jun 2021 |
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) | 1,196,341.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - May 2022 |
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) | 1,469,458.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2022 |
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) | 6,513,010.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2022 |
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) | 4,810,740.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Mar 2022 |
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) | 6,416,230.000 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2022 |
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) | 28,051.000 May 2022 | monthly | Nov 2004 - May 2022 |
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) | 35,495.000 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - May 2022 |
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) | 6,980,528.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Apr 1996 - Mar 2022 |
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) | 3,348,197.000 Mar 2022 | monthly | Nov 2003 - Mar 2022 |
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