| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
74.7 |
77.0 |
77.5 |
78.9 |
80.3 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
COMESA; GECF; IMF; OAPEC; WTO |
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Egyptian pound |
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.1511 |
0.1297 |
0.1391 |
0.1391 |
0.1287 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.1709 |
0.1614 |
0.1730 |
0.1747 |
0.1764 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8.8% |
4.2% |
11.0% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
77 |
82 |
98 |
112 |
134 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
1032 |
1071 |
1269 |
1421 |
1664 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
4.1% |
4.5% |
6.8% |
7.1% |
7.0% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
14% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
15% |
|
| Industry |
32% |
35% |
35% |
36% |
35% |
|
| Services |
54% |
50% |
50% |
49% |
50% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
71% |
72% |
73% |
73% |
75% |
|
| Government consumption |
12% |
11% |
11% |
11% |
10% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
17% |
16% |
17% |
19% |
20% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
6.2 |
7.9 |
10.6 |
13.8 |
16.1 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
10.9 |
13.3 |
19.8 |
20.7 |
26.9 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
100 |
129 |
141 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
102% |
115% |
106% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
n.a. |
9.9% |
10.9% |
9.5% |
9.1% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
109 |
n.a. |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
96 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1656 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
47.50 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
31.8 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.7 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
664000 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
652700 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
asbestos; lead; iron ore; natural gas; crude oil; gypsum; limestone; manganese; phosphates; talc; zinc |
|
| Agricultural resources |
cotton; beans; beef; sheep; goat; vegetables; corn; fruit; rice; wheat |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.13 |
0.06 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.38 |
0.48 |
0.63 |
0.71 |
0.72 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
0.16 |
0.26 |
0.32 |
0.40 |
0.47 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
0.52 |
0.70 |
0.94 |
0.88 |
1.38 |
i |
| |
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