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REAL ECONOMY
(Updated Annually. Next update January 2010)
| |
Historical
data |
|
04/05 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
08/09f |
Nominal GDP at Market Prices ($bn)* |
93 |
107.2 |
130.5 |
162.14 |
184.1 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) |
4.5 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
3.2 |
| Population (mn)*** |
70 |
74.2 |
75.5 |
77.1 |
78.6 |
| Real GDP Per Capita ($) |
1,323 |
1,804 |
1,773 |
2,173 |
2,409 |
| Share of Private Sector in GDP |
62.9 |
61.4 |
62.5 |
61.9 |
- |
| Unemployment (%) |
10.5 |
10.6 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
6.8 |
|
Source: Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Egypt, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, Forecasts are based on
FISCAL & MONETARY AGGREGATES
(Updated Annually. Next update January 2010)
| Historical
data |
|
|
04/05 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
|
Lending Rate (less than one year) |
13.4 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
|
Total Liquidity (M2) Annual % change |
13.6 |
13.5 |
18.3 |
15.7 |
|
Dollarization |
24.5 |
24.4 |
23.2 |
20.8 |
|
Exchange rate (End of Period) (LE/$) |
5.79 |
5.75 |
5.71 |
5.5 |
|
Budget Deficit (% of GDP) |
9.6 |
8.2 |
7.5 |
7 |
|
Period Average Inflation(%) |
11.7 |
4.2 |
10.94 |
11.7 |
|
Source: Ministry of Finance, Central Bank of Egypt, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, January 2009
COUNTRY RISK INDICATORS
(Updated Annually. Next update January 2010)
|
Historical
data |
| |
04/05 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
| Net International
Reserves ($bn) |
19.2 |
22.9 |
28.6 |
34.6 |
| Import Coverage (months) |
9.6 |
9 |
8.9 |
7.9 |
| External Debt ($ bn) |
28.9 |
28.9 |
29.9 |
33.8 |
| External Debt (% of
GDP) |
31.3 |
29.9 |
22.4 |
20.9 |
| Debt Service Ratio |
7.9 |
7.3 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
|
Source: Ministry of Finance
STOCK EXCHANGE INDICATORS
(Updated Annually. Next update January 2010)
|
Historical
data |
| |
04 |
05 |
06 |
07 |
08 |
| Market
Capitalization (LE billion) |
233.9 |
456.3 |
534 |
768 |
474 |
| Market
Capitalization (% of GDP) |
43 |
74 |
72 |
86 |
53 |
| Value
of Trading for Listed Securities (LE million) |
42,4 |
160,6 |
287 |
363.0 |
529.6 |
| Volume
of Trading for Listed Securities (million) |
2,4 |
5.3 |
9.1 |
15.1 |
25.5 |
| Number
of Companies Listed |
795 |
744 |
595 |
435 |
373 |
| Number
of Companies Traded |
503 |
441 |
407 |
337 |
322 |
| Foreign Participation
(% of total trading volume) |
20.5 |
16.4 |
16.6 |
19.2 |
20.2 |
| Turnover Ratio |
15.5 |
31.1 |
48.7 |
38.7 |
70.2 |
|
Source: Egyptian Stock Exchange, Annual Report, 2008.
EXTERNAL SECTOR
(Updated Annually. Next update January 2010)
| Historical
data |
| |
04/05 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08f |
| Exports ($bn) |
13.8 |
18.4 |
22 |
21.6* |
| Imports ($bn) |
24.2 |
30.4 |
37.8 |
39.9* |
| Trade balance ($bn) |
-10.4 |
-12 |
-15.8 |
-18.3* |
| Current account/GDP
(%) |
3.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.4* |
| Foreign Direct Investment
($ million) |
3,902 |
6,111 |
11,053 |
11,500* |
|
Source: Central Bank of Egypt, Ministry of Finance, January 2009
Composition of Trade (% of total)
|
Exports |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
Imports
|
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
| Fuel |
56.5% |
46.6% |
50.3% |
Fuel |
8.5% |
7.3% |
9.3% |
|
Cotton |
0.8% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
Raw Materials |
17% |
14.9% |
18.39% |
| Raw Materials |
2.8% |
2.8% |
3.4% |
Intermediate Goods |
27.7% |
27.8% |
29.2% |
| Semi-manufactured
Goods |
6.4% |
9.0% |
6.2% |
Investment Goods |
25.9% |
26.0% |
32.5% |
| Finished
Goods |
28% |
34.2% |
37.2% |
Consumption Goods |
11.6% |
14.0% |
16.1% |
| Others |
5.4% |
6.9% |
2.5% |
Others |
9.3% |
9.9% |
4.6% |
|
Source: Central Bank of Egypt, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, January 2009
Geographic Distribution of Trade (% of total)
| Region |
Origin of Imports |
Destination of Exports |
| 05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
05/06 |
06/07 |
07/08 |
| EU |
37.1 |
34.4 |
34.1% |
37.7 |
33.8 |
33.4% |
| Other European Countries |
7.7 |
8.5 |
7.8% |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.6% |
| Russian Federation and C.I.S |
2.4 |
1.8 |
3.3% |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.5% |
| USA |
18.8 |
21.8 |
18.6% |
30.6 |
31.1 |
31.6% |
| Arab Countries |
9 |
8.6 |
10.4% |
11.5 |
12.4 |
10.8% |
| Asian Countries (excluding Arab Countries) |
14.6 |
15.9 |
18.7% |
11.4 |
13.5 |
14.9% |
| African Countries (excluding Arab Countries) |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.8% |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.7% |
| Australia |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
| Other Countries and Regions |
8.9 |
8.0 |
6.0% |
1.9 |
2.0 |
1.5% |
|
Source: Central Bank of Egypt, Monthly Statistical Bulletin, January 2009
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