Egypt - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Egypt was 5.04 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 29.51 in 2017 and a minimum value of -3.00 in 1962.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

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Year Value
1960 0.33
1961 0.69
1962 -3.00
1963 0.75
1964 3.66
1965 14.84
1966 9.04
1967 0.70
1968 -1.68
1969 3.41
1970 3.76
1971 3.14
1972 2.10
1973 5.11
1974 10.02
1975 9.67
1976 10.32
1977 12.73
1978 11.08
1979 9.90
1980 20.82
1981 10.32
1982 14.82
1983 16.08
1984 17.04
1985 12.11
1986 23.86
1987 19.69
1988 17.66
1989 21.26
1990 16.76
1991 19.75
1992 13.64
1993 12.09
1994 8.15
1995 15.74
1996 7.19
1997 4.63
1998 3.87
1999 3.08
2000 2.68
2001 2.27
2002 2.74
2003 4.51
2004 11.27
2005 4.87
2006 7.64
2007 9.32
2008 18.32
2009 11.76
2010 11.27
2011 10.06
2012 7.11
2013 9.47
2014 10.07
2015 10.37
2016 13.81
2017 29.51
2018 14.40
2019 9.15
2020 5.04

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Egypt was 6.22 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.73 in 1982 and a minimum value of -2.20 in 1981.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 1.61
1962 0.40
1963 0.92
1964 0.86
1965 5.46
1966 2.75
1967 2.83
1968 1.80
1969 0.81
1970 12.52
1971 1.33
1972 3.40
1973 7.35
1974 9.42
1975 9.66
1976 11.53
1977 12.34
1978 9.55
1979 23.50
1980 12.43
1981 -2.20
1982 24.73
1983 12.71
1984 8.25
1985 11.58
1986 12.88
1987 12.47
1988 13.42
1989 19.14
1990 17.74
1991 16.13
1992 18.35
1993 8.43
1994 8.45
1995 11.40
1996 7.11
1997 9.88
1998 2.38
1999 0.92
2000 3.94
2001 1.87
2002 3.17
2003 6.78
2004 11.67
2005 6.21
2006 7.36
2007 12.60
2008 12.20
2009 11.19
2010 10.11
2011 11.66
2012 19.48
2013 8.71
2014 11.25
2015 9.93
2016 6.25
2017 22.93
2018 21.43
2019 13.62
2020 6.22

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Egypt was 6.22 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 22.93 in 2017 and 0.92 in 1999.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 17.74
1991 16.13
1992 18.35
1993 8.43
1994 8.45
1995 11.40
1996 7.11
1997 9.88
1998 2.38
1999 0.92
2000 3.94
2001 1.87
2002 3.17
2003 6.78
2004 11.67
2005 6.21
2006 7.36
2007 12.60
2008 12.20
2009 11.19
2010 10.11
2011 11.66
2012 19.48
2013 8.71
2014 11.25
2015 9.93
2016 6.25
2017 22.93
2018 21.43
2019 13.62
2020 6.22

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices