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Egypt

Africa · Capital: Cairo · Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)

Egypt is a country in Africa, with its capital at Cairo. It has a GDP of $389.06B (2024), a population of 118.4M (2025), a GDP per capita of $3,338.

GDP
$389.06B

2024 · #41 of 200

GDP per capita
$3,338

2024 · #146 of 200

Population
118.4M

2025 · #13 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$20,204

2025 · #93 of 185

Economy

GDP
$389.06B2024 · #41
GDP per capita
$3,3382024 · #146
GDP growth
2.40%2024 · #133
Inflation
28.27%2024 · #165
Unemployment
6.78%2025 · #122
Population
118.4M2025 · #13
GDP (PPP)
$2.39T2025 · #18
GDP per capita (PPP)
$20,2042025 · #93
Gini index
28.52021 · #19
Government debt
87%2026 · #157

People

Median age
24.4 yrs2024 · #177
Fertility rate
2.7 children/woman2024 · #62
Urbanization
42.9%2025 · #167
Net migration
−57,305/yr2025 · #197
Life expectancy
71.8 yrs2024 · #139
HDI
0.7542023 · #100
Homicide rate
1.3 per 100k2017 · #62

Money

Corporate tax
22.5%2024 · #111
Top income tax
27.5%2024 · #97
Big Mac index
$2.652026-01 · #50

Figures

Internet users
74.6%2024 · #112
CO₂ per capita
2.5 t2024 · #105
Area
1.00M km²#31
Population density
118 /km²2025 · #92
McDonald's
1942024 · #32
Unicorn startups
32026-03 · #34
Billionaires
52026 · #46
Passport power
50 destinations2026 · #164
Corruption index
30/1002024 · #131
Military spending
0.7%2024 · #130
Renewable energy
6.1%2021 · #162

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Egypt.

  1. 1Elsewedy ElectricElectronics industryRevenue · 2023 · ~$303.66M
  2. 2Holiding Company for Water and Waste Water135,000 employees
  3. 3ELARABY Group45,000 employees
  4. 4Egyptian National Railways42,000 employees
  5. 5Asfour crystalGlass production28,000 employees