Real Effective Exchange Rate in Egypt
Egypt: Real Effective Exchange Rate was 74.06 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Egypt, 1994–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 74.06 for real effective exchange rate in 2024.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real effective exchange rate in Egypt peaked at 117.81 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.88, in 2004.
Egypt ranks 99th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Real Effective Exchange Rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 82.92 | — |
| 1995 | 85.44 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 91.19 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 101.04 | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 107.77 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 112.91 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 117.81 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 107.03 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 91.96 | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 67.51 | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 64.88 | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 69.51 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 72.35 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 73.49 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.34 | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 94.56 | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 99.99 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 97.03 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 102.82 | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 97.02 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 104.22 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 117.2 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 109.2 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 73.02 | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 81.04 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 95.63 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 105.45 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 106.43 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 104.3 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 84.4 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 74.06 | -12.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 74.06 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 97.6, 76% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 74.06 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.03, 76% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.88 | 82.92 | 112.91 | 6 |
| 2000s | 84.15 | 64.88 | 117.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.72 | 73.02 | 117.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.93 | 74.06 | 106.43 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 real effective exchange rate in Egypt?
- Real effective exchange rate in Egypt was 74.06 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest real effective exchange rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 117.81 in 2000.
- What is the lowest real effective exchange rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.88 in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for real effective exchange rate?
- Egypt ranks 99th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is real effective exchange rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Real Effective Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Real effective exchange rate is the nominal effective exchange rate (a measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies) divided by a price deflator or index of costs.