Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt is 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 84.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt peaked at 176.87 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.81 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1967.
That places Egypt 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 32.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1962 | 50.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.8% |
| 1963 | 40.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 47.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 1965 | 21.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | -55.2% |
| 1966 | 11.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | -48.3% |
| 1967 | 1.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -83.6% |
| 1968 | 2.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 4.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +122.2% |
| 1970 | 34.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +639.8% |
| 1971 | 26.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 1972 | 24.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 91.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +272.9% |
| 1974 | 131.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | +44.1% |
| 1975 | 154.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 134.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.0% |
| 1977 | 97.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1978 | 82.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 35.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -57.2% |
| 1980 | 20.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.6% |
| 1981 | 28.82 constant 2024 US$ per person | +41.4% |
| 1982 | 35.41 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.9% |
| 1983 | 49.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 1984 | 63.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 66.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 58.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 51.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 39.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.5% |
| 1989 | 46.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1990 | 176.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +284.1% |
| 1991 | 140.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 95.5 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 1993 | 53.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | -44.3% |
| 1994 | 44.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 39.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 42.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 37.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 43.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 35.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 34.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 32.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 32.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 22.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.8% |
| 2004 | 29.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 21.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 2006 | 17.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 21 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 24.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 10.39 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 7.11 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 9.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 38.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | +319.2% |
| 2014 | 40.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 10.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | -73.2% |
| 2016 | 10.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | -49.7% |
| 2018 | 6.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 7.36 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 6.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 55.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +726.5% |
| 2022 | 55.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | -88.7% |
| 2024 | 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.86 constant 2024 US$ per person, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.68 constant 2024 US$ per person, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +726.5% | 6.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.17 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1970 | +639.8% | 4.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | 34.53 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2013 | +319.2% | 9.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | 38.26 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1990 | +284.1% | 46.05 constant 2024 US$ per person | 176.87 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1973 | +272.9% | 24.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 91.53 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | 50.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 81.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.54 constant 2024 US$ per person | 154.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 46 constant 2024 US$ per person | 20.38 constant 2024 US$ per person | 66.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 176.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 34.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 40.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 55.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 138 Singapore 7.2 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 139 Angola 6.79 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 140 Vietnam 6.75 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 142 Kazakhstan 5.88 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 143 Algeria 5.68 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 144 Philippines 5.22 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Egypt was 6.28 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 176.87 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1967.
- How does Egypt rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Egypt ranks 141st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.