Share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt
Egypt: Share of government spending going to interest payments was 24.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt is 24.2%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt peaked at 30.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 6th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.1% | — |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | +42.3% |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +66.8% |
| 1979 | 9.4% | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -25.4% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | +80.4% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 12.1% | +20.3% |
| 1988 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +20.2% |
| 1990 | 16.3% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 19.1% | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 18.1% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +52.1% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 3.1% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 5.0% | 14.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 16.3% | 30.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 14.0% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 17.9% | 24.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt?
- Share of government spending going to interest payments in Egypt was 24.2% in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest share of government spending going to interest payments recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for share of government spending going to interest payments?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 152 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of government spending going to interest payments rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government spending going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest expenditures on government debt, as share of total central government expenditures. Interest expenditures on government debt include payments on long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments.