🇪🇬 Egypt
Public Sector Debt · 2026
Total Debt
95.0%
of GDP
Global Rank
#33
of 192
S&P Rating
B-
Credit rating
SOE Debt
+10.0%
1 categories
5yr Change
-11pp
improving
Where the Debt Sits
Central Government
Central Government: 85.0%Public Corps: 10.0%
Who Holds This Debt
Holder Breakdown
Domestic 65%
Foreign 35%
Domestic: 65%Foreign: 35%
Currency Denomination
Local 60%
Foreign 40%
Local currency: 60%Foreign currency: 40%
Full Debt Breakdown
Central Government85.0% of GDP
Central GovernmentIMF WEO — General Government Debt
85.0%Public Corporations10.0% of GDP
SOEs incl. military companies (~1,000 entities)Carnegie Endowment / IMFHighly opaque. 70+ military companies exempt from taxes. Debt service >50% of budget.
10.0%Total Corporate Debt16.0% of GDP
Nonfinancial corporate debt (est.)World Bank/CBE/OECD 2024
16.0%Household Debt6.0% of GDP
Household debt (est.)World Bank/CBE/OECD 2024
6.0%Unfunded Pension Liabilities35.0% of GDP
Social insurance pension (est.)IOPS Egypt 2020; ISSA 2024Young demographics. Govt borrowed from pension funds.
35.0%All Layers Total152.0%
Credit Ratings
S&P
B-
Moody's
Caa1
Fitch
B-
Data Sources
IMF WEO — General Government Debtgeneral_government · Updated semi_annual
Dec 202685.0% GDP
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