Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt increased by 5424.10 USD Million in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Egypt Foreign Direct Investment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

• Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 22.4 USD bn in Jun 2024, compared with an increase of 18.2 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1993 to Jun 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22.4 USD bn in Jun 2024 and a record low of -858.2 USD mn in Dec 2011.

The Central Bank of Egypt provides quarterly Foreign Direct Investment in USD. Starting from the first quarter of the fiscal year 2004/2005, Net Direct Investment in Egypt includes Foreign Direct Investment in the petroleum sector.


Related information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Egypt, Current Account recorded a deficit of 3.7 USD bn in Jun 2024.
• Egypt Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 155.4 USD mn in Mar 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 14.4 USD bn in Mar 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 109.0 USD bn in Dec 2022.

Egypt's total foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow was 6.7 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2022/2023. In 2021/2022, the inflow of FDI to the country amounted to 22.2 billion U.S. dollars. The highest in the observed period and an increase from around 14 billion U.S. dollars in 2020/2021. The value of FDI outflows from Egypt stood at 13.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2021/2022.

Key information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Egypt Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.8 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a growth equal to 4.2 % in the previous quarter.
• Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 2001 to Jun 2025.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Egypt provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Egypt average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Starting from the first quarter of the fiscal year 2004/2005, Net Direct Investment in Egypt includes Foreign Direct Investment in the petroleum sector.


Related information about Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Egypt, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Egypt Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 121.7 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 514.7 USD mn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 87.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.

By the end of the 2023/2024 fiscal year, Egypt received the largest share of foreign direct investment from the UAE, totaling close to 39 billion U.S. dollars. The USA and the UK followed with 30 billion U.S. dollars and 29 billion U.S. dollars, respectively.

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow data was reported at 13.163 USD bn in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.366 USD bn for 2017. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow data is updated yearly, averaging 10.856 USD bn from Jun 2000 (Median) to 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.802 USD bn in 2008 and a record low of 435.000 USD mn in 2004. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Planning. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O002: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Annual .

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China data was reported at 51.200 USD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 89.900 USD mn for Jun 2024. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China data is updated quarterly, averaging 21.200 USD mn from Dec 2005 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 318.600 USD mn in Jun 2023 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in Dec 2006. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Egypt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O002: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country.

Actual value and historical data chart for Egypt Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

In 2024, the annual flow of outward foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Egypt amounted to around ***** million U.S. dollars. Chinese outward FDI flows to Egypt peaked at around *** million U.S. dollars in 2022.

The value of net foreign direct investment (FDI) flow in Egypt reached 3.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2022/2023. As of 2021/2022, the net FDI reached 8.9 billion U.S. dollars. Since 2014, FDI in the country increased yearly dropping in 2017/2018 and 2019/2020. Moreover, in 2020/2021 the net FDI inflow dipped once more to 5.2 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2019/2020, the leading destination for net foreign direct investment (FDI) in Egypt was the United Kingdom. This was in line with the preceding year. The United Arab Emirates and the United States followed with roughly *** billion U.S. dollars and *** billion U.S. dollars, respectively. The total net value of FDI in Egypt dropped to **** billion U.S. dollars in 2019/2020, decreasing from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.

In 2024, the total stock of foreign direct investments (FDI) from China in Egypt amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: Russia data was reported at 91.500 USD mn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 141.200 USD mn for 2023. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: Russia data is updated yearly, averaging 91.500 USD mn from Jun 2022 (Median) to 2024, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 141.200 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 64.900 USD mn in 2022. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: Russia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Egypt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O003: Foreign Direct Investment: by Country: Annual .

Egypt: Percent of world Foreign Direct Investment: The latest value from 2023 is 1.07 percent, an increase from 0.62 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.54 percent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 1993 to 2023 is 0.3 percent. The minimum value, -0.02 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 1.07 percent was recorded in 2023.

Yearly (annual) dataset of the Egypt FDI Inflows (% GDP), including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 1970-12-31 to 2023-12-31. Available for free download in CSV format.

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Services: Real Estate data was reported at 359.400 USD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 448.000 USD mn for Jun 2024. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Services: Real Estate data is updated quarterly, averaging 231.100 USD mn from Sep 2021 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 448.000 USD mn in Jun 2024 and a record low of 75.300 USD mn in Jun 2023. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Services: Real Estate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Egypt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O001: Foreign Direct Investment: by Sector.

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Construction data was reported at 168.400 USD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.469 USD bn for Jun 2024. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Construction data is updated quarterly, averaging 168.400 USD mn from Sep 2021 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.469 USD bn in Jun 2024 and a record low of 52.000 USD mn in Mar 2023. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Construction data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Egypt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O001: Foreign Direct Investment: by Sector.

Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Agriculture data was reported at 7.800 USD mn in Sep 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21.400 USD mn for Jun 2024. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Agriculture data is updated quarterly, averaging 15.400 USD mn from Sep 2021 (Median) to Sep 2024, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.200 USD mn in Dec 2023 and a record low of -3.700 USD mn in Dec 2021. Egypt Foreign Direct Investment: Net: Agriculture data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Egypt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.O001: Foreign Direct Investment: by Sector.

Egypt: Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 46.58 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 9.84 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 1970 to 2024 is 3.65 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.48 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 46.58 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2024.

Net FDI of Egypt slumped by 14.54% from -11,058,100,000 US dollars in 2022 to -9,450,200,000 US dollars in 2023. Since the 10.07% surge in 2019, net FDI jumped by 9.82% in 2023. Foreign direct investment are the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.