Egypt Unemployment Rate

2003 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Key information about Egypt Unemployment Rate

  • Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.90% in Dec 2023, from the previously reported figure of 7.10% in Sep 2023.
  • Egypt Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Dec 2023, with an average rate of 10.27%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.40% in Mar 2014 and a record low of 6.90% in Dec 2023.
  • The data is reported by reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 105.17 million people in Jun 2023.


View Egypt's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2003 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Egypt Unemployment Rate

What was Egypt's Unemployment Rate in Dec 2023?

Egypt Unemployment Rate dropped to 6.90% in Dec 2023, from the previously reported figure of 7.10% in Sep 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.90 Dec 2023 7.10 Sep 2023 6.90 Dec 2023 13.40 Mar 2014 % quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.54 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 12.00 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Australia (%) 3.70 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1978 - Feb 2024
Austria (%) 4.90 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 5.64 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.90 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) 5.30 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Belarus (%) 0.10 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Feb 2024
Belgium (%) 5.50 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Bolivia (%) 2.83 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.20 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 7.80 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2012 - Feb 2024
Brunei (%) 5.20 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Bulgaria (%) 4.20 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.10 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2024
Chile (%) 8.50 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2009 - Feb 2024
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 12.12 Mar 2022 monthly Jan 2021 - Mar 2022
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 6.70 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.99 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2023
Egypt (%) 6.90 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 6.00 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 17.26 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Germany (%) 3.20 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2024
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.90 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1981 - Feb 2024
Hungary (%) 4.70 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Iceland (%) 3.68 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 5.32 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Iran (%) 8.90 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2021
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 3.30 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2024
Italy (%) 7.20 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.60 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1953 - Feb 2024
Jordan (%) 21.40 Nov 2023 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.70 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.60 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (%) 11.50 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Mar 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.90 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 7.40 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Luxembourg (%) 5.57 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 2.20 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1996 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (%) 13.00 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.30 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Malta (%) 2.85 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.58 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 3.92 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 12.20 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) 12.40 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 3.67 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
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 (%) 4.00 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2023
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2024
Oman (%) 3.30 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2018 - Feb 2024
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 24.10 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 11.30 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 5.23 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 7.30 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2001 - Feb 2024
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2024
Portugal (%) 7.20 Jan 2021 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%) 0.10 2019 yearly 1997 - 2019
Romania (%) 5.60 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%) 2.80 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 4.43 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Serbia (%) 9.10 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 3.92 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.40 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) 32.10 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Spain (%) 11.76 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1976 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 4.30 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.01 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2023

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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: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -907,552.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 1,086,142.000 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: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -898,124.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 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) -2,089.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,455.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -10.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Jan 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) 5,545.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -12.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Jan 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) 185.067 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 350.643 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 105.398 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 878.074 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -2,089.000 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 188,052.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 91,019.000 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 112.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 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) -523.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 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 (USD mn) 1,767.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -112.800 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 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) 1.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 137.000 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -523.400 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -638.400 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -407.300 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 5,199.700 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -7,944.600 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 4,908.600 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 4,516.300 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,602.300 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: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 114.700 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - 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
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) 24,472.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 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) 8,323.000 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 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
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 9,124,887.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 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: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 6,595,896.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 26,942.000 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2004 - Feb 2024
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 35,311.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 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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