Egypt Inflation Rate 1960-2023
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
- Egypt inflation rate for 2021 was 5.21%, a 0.17% increase from 2020.
- Egypt inflation rate for 2020 was 5.04%, a 4.11% decline from 2019.
- Egypt inflation rate for 2019 was 9.15%, a 5.25% decline from 2018.
- Egypt inflation rate for 2018 was 14.40%, a 15.11% decline from 2017.
| Egypt Inflation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Inflation Rate (%) |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
5.21% |
0.17% |
| 2020 |
5.04% |
-4.11% |
| 2019 |
9.15% |
-5.25% |
| 2018 |
14.40% |
-15.11% |
| 2017 |
29.51% |
15.69% |
| 2016 |
13.81% |
3.44% |
| 2015 |
10.37% |
0.30% |
| 2014 |
10.07% |
0.60% |
| 2013 |
9.47% |
2.36% |
| 2012 |
7.11% |
-2.95% |
| 2011 |
10.06% |
-1.20% |
| 2010 |
11.27% |
-0.50% |
| 2009 |
11.76% |
-6.55% |
| 2008 |
18.32% |
9.00% |
| 2007 |
9.32% |
1.67% |
| 2006 |
7.64% |
2.78% |
| 2005 |
4.87% |
-6.40% |
| 2004 |
11.27% |
6.76% |
| 2003 |
4.51% |
1.77% |
| 2002 |
2.74% |
0.47% |
| 2001 |
2.27% |
-0.41% |
| 2000 |
2.68% |
-0.40% |
| 1999 |
3.08% |
-0.79% |
| 1998 |
3.87% |
-0.75% |
| 1997 |
4.63% |
-2.56% |
| 1996 |
7.19% |
-8.56% |
| 1995 |
15.74% |
7.59% |
| 1994 |
8.15% |
-3.94% |
| 1993 |
12.09% |
-1.55% |
| 1992 |
13.64% |
-6.11% |
| 1991 |
19.75% |
2.99% |
| 1990 |
16.76% |
-4.51% |
| 1989 |
21.26% |
3.60% |
| 1988 |
17.66% |
-2.03% |
| 1987 |
19.69% |
-4.17% |
| 1986 |
23.86% |
11.76% |
| 1985 |
12.11% |
-4.93% |
| 1984 |
17.04% |
0.96% |
| 1983 |
16.08% |
1.26% |
| 1982 |
14.82% |
4.51% |
| 1981 |
10.32% |
-10.50% |
| 1980 |
20.82% |
10.91% |
| 1979 |
9.90% |
-1.17% |
| 1978 |
11.08% |
-1.65% |
| 1977 |
12.73% |
2.41% |
| 1976 |
10.32% |
0.65% |
| 1975 |
9.67% |
-0.35% |
| 1974 |
10.02% |
4.91% |
| 1973 |
5.11% |
3.01% |
| 1972 |
2.10% |
-1.04% |
| 1971 |
3.14% |
-0.62% |
| 1970 |
3.76% |
0.35% |
| 1969 |
3.41% |
5.09% |
| 1968 |
-1.68% |
-2.38% |
| 1967 |
0.70% |
-8.33% |
| 1966 |
9.04% |
-5.80% |
| 1965 |
14.84% |
11.18% |
| 1964 |
3.66% |
2.91% |
| 1963 |
0.75% |
3.75% |
| 1962 |
-3.00% |
-3.70% |
| 1961 |
0.69% |
0.36% |
| 1960 |
0.33% |
0.36% |
