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Egypt: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-10.73percent · 2015-66.3% since 2005

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Egypt from 1975 to 2015.

19752015

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2015-10.728
2014-11.028
2013-12.636
2012-10.005
2011-10.082
2010-7.734
2009-6.563
2008-6.361
2007-4.558
2006-7.168
2005-6.449
2004-5.611
2003-5.816
2002-6.745
1997-1.628
1996-1.401
19953.442
19943.004
19934.233
1992-1.175
19912.445
1990-1.957
1989-0.375
1988-3.383
1987-0.466
1986-3.787
1985-2.802
1984-3.212
1983-0.444
1982-8.363
19811.154
1979-7.166
1978-3.388
1977-5.64
1976-18.569
1975-11.74

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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