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Egypt

Egypt · EGY · Middle East

Risk Score

Elevated→ Stable

Risk Factors

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Egypt, a populous nation in North Africa, holds strategic importance due to the Suez Canal and its regional influence. The government continues to implement ambitious economic reforms aimed at attracting investment and boosting growth, while managing high inflation and public debt.

Leadership

Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

President

GOVERNMENT: Presidential Republic

Economy

GDP

$450.0B

GDP per Capita

$4.0K

GDP Growth

+4.5%

Inflation

15.0%

Unemployment

6.5%

Natural gastourismSuez Canal revenuesagriculturemanufacturingconstruction

Trade

Key Exports

Crude oil and petroleum productsnatural gascottontextilesagricultural productschemicals

Key Imports

Machinery and equipmentfoodstuffschemicalswood productsfuels

Top Partners

United Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaTurkeyUnited StatesChina

Headlines (8)

Africanews12h ago

Three Egyptian nationals jailed for 10 years over Italian researcher's abduction

The National14h ago

Salah walks, Hassan talks - and Egypt have a problem

The Morning Star18h ago

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

Livescience.com22h ago

'Listen, father!': 1,700-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt contains a poem in ancient Greek and spells to protect the dead

Yardbarker22h ago

After the Hossam Hassan crisis: Al-Ahly surprises El-Shenawy with an official decision

Hindustan Times23h ago

Italian court convicts three Egyptians in absentia for kidnap of slain student Regeni

PerthNow23h ago

Ethiopia claims Eritrea, Sudan and Egypt helping rebels

WTOP1d ago