Egypt Unemployment Rate

2003 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics

Key information about Egypt Unemployment Rate

  • Egypt Unemployment Rate increased to 6.70% in Sep 2024, from the previously reported figure of 6.50% in Jun 2024.
  • Egypt Unemployment Rate is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2003 to Sep 2024, with an average rate of 10.00%.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.40% in Mar 2014 and a record low of 6.50% in Jun 2024.
  • The data is reported by reported by Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Population reached 106.60 million people in Jun 2024.


View Egypt's Unemployment Rate from Mar 2003 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Egypt Unemployment Rate

What was Egypt's Unemployment Rate in Sep 2024?

Egypt Unemployment Rate increased to 6.70% in Sep 2024, from the previously reported figure of 6.50% in Jun 2024. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6.70 Sep 2024 6.50 Jun 2024 6.50 Jun 2024 13.40 Mar 2014 % quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.65 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Algeria (%) 11.40 Jun 2019 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%) 6.90 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%) 13.30 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 4.11 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 5.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
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 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%) 2.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.17 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Brazil (%) 6.50 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 5.20 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 3.80 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.40 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 6.60 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 8.02 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%) 11.64 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 6.80 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 5.00 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.68 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) 4.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%) 3.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 6.70 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 5.30 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 5.80 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%) 6.90 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%) 7.20 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 16.40 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Germany (%) 3.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%) 3.56 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Greece (%) 11.20 Apr 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.10 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 4.34 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 3.35 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 7.11 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%) 4.91 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Iran (%) 9.40 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 4.10 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 6.28 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.50 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Japan (%) 2.50 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 21.30 Nov 2024 quarterly Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 4.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 2.98 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
South Korea (%) 2.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.70 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%) 4.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Laos (%) 0.95 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020
Latvia (%) 6.90 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%) 29.56 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 6.60 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%) 5.85 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.60 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 11.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 6.60 2013 yearly 2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%) 3.20 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Malta (%) 3.07 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 7.10 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%) 2.61 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 5.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%) 5.30 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 11.00 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 13.60 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
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 (%) 5.10 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.10 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%) 3.90 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) 3.60 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.30 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 31.10 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 9.50 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 4.55 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 6.15 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%) 4.50 Apr 2023 quarterly Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%) 5.40 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
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 (%) 2.40 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 3.73 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 8.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 1.90 May 2023 monthly Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%) 5.09 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 32.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 10.61 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.10 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 20.30 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (%) 7.22 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%) 4.44 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -11,348.296 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,460.295 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 261,874.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,219.600 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 19,939.872 2029 yearly 1998 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 6,391.424 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 828,089.500 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -554,701.500 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -560,605.500 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,382,791.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
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 (%) 7.008 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) -4,151.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,955.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) 9.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 568,413.708 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 296,535.833 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 90,144.967 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 8,106.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,616,088.274 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 777,772.111 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 194.474 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 780.253 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 20.407 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,449.171 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2015 - Dec 2024
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,150.982 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 197,895.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 405,548.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
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) 120.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -5,909.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 22,352.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 30.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -104.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -157.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 53.168 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 155,204.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 27,665.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 6.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -22.028 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -287,071.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 8,356.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -991.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 3,797.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -120.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -104.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -73.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -18.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -10,008.900 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,060.400 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,139.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 1,605.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 4,051.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 127,538.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,374.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2024
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 8,700.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 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: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 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
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
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 58,561.456 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 236,167.187 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 32.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 32,939.7 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.776 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 11,851.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 264,543.915 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 2004 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 30.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 2005 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 273,770.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 35.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 23,457.2 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 161,480.488 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 52.98 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1997 - Sep 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 25.15 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2024
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,193,368.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 13,753,773.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 11,864,638.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,942,028.000 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
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 35,524.000 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Feb 2025
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 47,394.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 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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