Total Reserves in Egypt
Egypt: Total Reserves was 51,454 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total Reserves in Egypt, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 51,454 for total reserves in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 212.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Egypt peaked at 51,454 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,926, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 45th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total Reserves in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,926 | — |
| 1991 | 5,805 | +98.4% |
| 1992 | 11,785 | +103.0% |
| 1993 | 14,067 | +19.4% |
| 1994 | 14,696 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 17,640 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 18,966 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 20,348 | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 19,758 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 15,790 | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 14,300 | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 14,091 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 14,436 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 14,814 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 15,453 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21,915 | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 26,073 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 31,717 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 34,163 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 34,209 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 36,038 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 18,141 | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 15,037 | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 17,054 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 15,356 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 16,468 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 24,287 | +47.5% |
| 2017 | 37,021 | +52.4% |
| 2018 | 42,555 | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 45,424 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 40,068 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 40,941 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 34,008 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 35,221 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 47,111 | +33.8% |
| 2025 | 51,454 | +9.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 51,454 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,831, 13.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 51,454 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 40,945, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total Reserves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +103.0% | 5,805 | 11,785 |
| 1991 | +98.4% | 2,926 | 5,805 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,178 | 2,926 | 20,348 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,117 | 14,091 | 34,209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,738 | 15,037 | 45,424 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,467 | 34,008 | 51,454 | 6 |
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 total reserves in Egypt?
- Total reserves in Egypt was 51,454 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51,454 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,926 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for total reserves?
- Egypt ranks 45th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 212.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Total Reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.