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Economy of Egypt vs Zimbabwe compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Egypt has a GDP of $389B compared to $44.2B for Zimbabwe, ranking 42/197 and 99/197 by economy size, respectively.

Egypt has $354B in government debt (86.6% of GDP), compared to $41.8B (58.6% of GDP) in Zimbabwe.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Egypt
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Zimbabwe
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Egypt Zimbabwe
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $4,206,270,352 $20,297,834,751 $1,052,990,485 $4,350,191,359
1961 $4,494,575,611 $21,345,429,172 $1,096,646,688 $4,624,956,287
1962 $4,035,462,027 $22,172,696,194 $1,117,601,690 $4,691,299,938
1963 $4,187,146,232 $24,504,840,916 $1,159,511,793 $4,984,240,868
1964 $4,709,245,762 $27,324,754,469 $1,217,138,098 $4,929,106,598
1965 $4,948,667,540 $28,667,504,460 $1,311,435,906 $5,171,153,857
1966 $5,278,005,612 $30,114,182,469 $1,281,749,603 $5,249,917,254
1967 $5,605,484,299 $30,356,681,178 $1,397,002,112 $5,689,178,300
1968 $5,932,242,991 $29,868,912,347 $1,479,600,019 $5,801,262,791
1969 $6,524,455,206 $31,445,846,805 $1,747,998,941 $6,522,257,412
1970 $8,042,200,452 $33,206,347,268 $1,884,206,452 $7,994,014,635
1971 $8,609,283,346 $34,553,643,779 $2,178,716,475 $8,706,887,816
1972 $9,299,638,056 $35,609,492,777 $2,677,729,616 $9,432,151,957
1973 $10,098,534,613 $36,858,257,211 $3,309,353,866 $9,677,832,605
1974 $9,228,963,225 $37,432,854,799 $3,982,161,721 $10,319,003,882
1975 $11,632,178,869 $40,779,032,775 $4,371,301,052 $10,119,720,881
1976 $13,315,988,083 $46,194,361,686 $4,318,372,348 $10,166,761,281
1977 $14,400,806,876 $50,353,260,517 $4,364,382,451 $9,469,249,965
1978 $14,811,704,063 $54,698,126,369 $4,351,600,850 $9,212,924,709
1979 $18,020,571,429 $57,185,627,389 $5,177,459,817 $9,516,678,098
1980 $21,669,908,176 $62,910,668,709 $6,678,868,738 $10,889,048,165
1981 $22,136,081,081 $67,533,693,106 $8,011,374,445 $12,252,947,710
1982 $27,655,172,414 $74,224,371,655 $8,539,701,388 $12,575,726,762
1983 $30,966,239,814 $78,005,663,121 $7,764,067,625 $12,775,090,445
1984 $33,971,188,992 $85,607,909,951 $6,352,126,411 $12,531,423,466
1985 $39,053,502,251 $90,565,897,014 $5,637,259,754 $13,401,654,104
1986 $41,253,507,951 $94,862,819,135 $6,217,524,201 $13,682,958,727
1987 $40,455,616,654 $98,498,676,314 $6,741,215,643 $13,840,413,624
1988 $34,980,124,929 $103,878,004,711 $7,814,784,729 $14,885,693,494
1989 $39,756,299,050 $108,989,704,832 $8,286,323,367 $15,659,714,790
1990 $42,978,914,311 $115,166,183,183 $8,783,817,407 $16,754,102,247
1991 $37,387,836,491 $116,462,268,700 $8,641,482,396 $17,680,902,722
1992 $41,855,986,519 $121,671,461,982 $6,751,472,744 $16,086,868,547
1993 $46,578,631,453 $125,200,896,557 $6,563,813,829 $16,256,015,317
1994 $51,897,983,393 $130,175,343,748 $6,890,675,555 $17,757,290,653
1995 $60,159,245,060 $136,218,680,414 $7,111,271,273 $17,785,351,734
1996 $67,629,716,981 $143,014,263,359 $8,553,147,289 $19,628,038,096
1997 $78,436,578,171 $150,869,114,036 $8,529,572,287 $20,154,186,142
1998 $84,828,807,556 $159,280,817,658 $6,401,968,715 $20,735,677,098
1999 $90,710,704,807 $168,922,784,451 $6,858,013,652 $20,566,096,369
2000 $99,838,543,960 $179,683,172,290 $6,689,958,139 $19,936,940,457
2001 $96,684,636,119 $186,035,425,185 $6,777,385,246 $20,223,955,722
2002 $85,146,067,416 $190,482,051,407 $6,342,116,911 $18,425,232,321
2003 $80,288,461,538 $196,565,009,502 $5,727,592,261 $15,293,850,319
2004 $78,782,467,532 $204,608,590,453 $5,805,598,867 $14,405,654,147
2005 $89,660,339,660 $213,758,163,786 $5,755,215,663 $13,582,935,180
2006 $107,426,086,957 $228,387,426,641 $5,443,896,938 $13,112,762,532
2007 $130,437,828,371 $244,575,133,306 $5,291,950,526 $12,633,710,460
2008 $162,818,181,818 $262,077,623,377 $4,415,703,156 $10,401,466,939
2009 $189,147,005,445 $274,326,082,658 $9,665,815,601 $11,781,957,805
2010 $218,983,666,062 $288,446,290,408 $12,041,602,762 $14,100,106,033
2011 $235,989,672,978 $293,536,132,737 $14,101,801,031 $16,101,463,201
2012 $279,116,666,667 $300,070,833,533 $17,114,762,914 $18,784,841,116
2013 $288,434,108,527 $306,628,779,736 $19,091,004,042 $19,158,562,814
2014 $305,595,408,895 $315,569,804,752 $19,495,547,523 $19,613,959,113
2015 $329,366,576,819 $329,366,576,819 $19,963,058,858 $19,963,058,858
2016 $332,441,717,791 $343,682,967,576 $20,548,759,858 $20,113,938,470
2017 $248,362,771,739 $358,053,111,989 $51,074,726,484 $21,066,215,031
2018 $262,588,632,527 $377,141,312,303 $34,156,057,417 $22,121,615,842
2019 $318,678,815,490 $398,080,548,973 $25,715,657,177 $20,720,775,635
2020 $383,817,841,547 $412,213,064,649 $26,868,564,055 $19,101,046,520
2021 $424,671,765,456 $425,777,537,422 $27,240,507,842 $20,718,530,621
2022 $476,747,720,365 $453,827,104,225 $32,789,657,378 $21,990,477,716
2023 $395,926,075,163 $470,892,276,432 $35,231,369,343 $23,164,059,016
2024 $389,059,911,004 $482,189,779,213 $44,187,704,410 $23,634,169,921

Economic indicators

Egypt Zimbabwe
Gross domestic product
$389B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank
42/197
2024
99/197
2024
GDP growth
-1.73%
2023-2024
25.4%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$3,338
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank
137/197
2024
144/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$19,094
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$354B
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.6%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,036
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank
99/185
2024
111/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,826
2025
$2,797
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$42.6B
2024
$2.46B
1999
Number of billionaires
5
2025
1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2021
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.2%
2021
1.9%
2019
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28.9%
2025
19.1%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
28.3%
2023-2024
89%
2024-2025
Central bank interest rate
22%
2025
35%
2024
Unemployment rate
6.75%
2023
9.29%
2023
Population
119759833
17210092

GDP per capita in Egypt vs Zimbabwe

Egypt's GDP per capita is $3,338, ranking 137/197, compared to $2,656 in Zimbabwe, ranking 144/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Egypt ranks 97th at $19,094, while Zimbabwe ranks 167th at $3,922.

Egypt
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Zimbabwe
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Egypt Zimbabwe
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $156.4 - $276.4 -
1961 $162.8 - $279 -
1962 $142.4 - $275.5 -
1963 $143.9 - $277 -
1964 $157.7 - $281.7 -
1965 $161.6 - $294.1 -
1966 $168.1 - $278.6 -
1967 $174.1 - $294.2 -
1968 $179.8 - $302 -
1969 $193 - $346 -
1970 $232.3 - $361 -
1971 $243 - $405 -
1972 $256.5 - $483 -
1973 $272.2 - $579 -
1974 $243.1 - $674 -
1975 $299.2 - $717 -
1976 $335 - $687 -
1977 $353 - $677 -
1978 $355 - $665 -
1979 $421 - $779 -
1980 $493 - $949 -
1981 $490 - $1,068 -
1982 $596 - $1,095 -
1983 $648 - $959 -
1984 $690 - $757 -
1985 $770 - $649 -
1986 $790 - $692 -
1987 $754 - $726 -
1988 $634 - $815 -
1989 $701 - $840 -
1990 $736 $3,566 $866 $1,803
1991 $623 $3,627 $831 $1,917
1992 $681 $3,784 $631 $1,734
1993 $740 $3,895 $604 $1,768
1994 $807 $4,048 $634 $1,970
1995 $916 $4,235 $648 $1,996
1996 $1,009 $4,434 $767 $2,206
1997 $1,146 $4,661 $750 $2,261
1998 $1,213 $4,869 $552 $2,307
1999 $1,268 $5,121 $582 $2,284
2000 $1,366 $5,452 $563 $2,243
2001 $1,295 $5,650 $566 $2,311
2002 $1,117 $5,753 $525 $2,118
2003 $1,031 $5,928 $468 $1,771
2004 $991 $6,207 $469 $1,695
2005 $1,106 $6,554 $461 $1,633
2006 $1,299 $7,079 $431 $1,605
2007 $1,548 $7,641 $413 $1,568
2008 $1,896 $8,191 $341 $1,300
2009 $2,162 $8,465 $735 $1,461
2010 $2,455 $8,838 $902 $1,741
2011 $2,591 $8,988 $1,037 $1,993
2012 $2,996 $10,342 $1,239 $2,272
2013 $3,026 $10,511 $1,362 $2,475
2014 $3,133 $10,256 $1,372 $2,553
2015 $3,307 $10,903 $1,386 $2,647
2016 $3,271 $10,666 $1,407 $2,797
2017 $2,395 $11,125 $3,448 $7,045
2018 $2,485 $12,329 $2,272 $2,614
2019 $2,963 $13,364 $1,684 $3,211
2020 $3,511 $15,232 $1,730 $3,511
2021 $3,827 $15,579 $1,724 $3,185
2022 $4,233 $17,527 $2,041 $3,560
2023 $3,457 $18,525 $2,156 $3,820
2024 $3,338 $19,094 $2,656 $3,922

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Egypt's government spending was $89.2B, accounting for 28.9% of its GDP, while Zimbabwe's spent $8.24B, or 19.1% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 86.6% in Egypt and 58.6% in Zimbabwe, ranking 36/185 and 86/185, respectively.

Egypt
Government spending

Government debt
Zimbabwe
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Egypt Zimbabwe
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1998 - 73.8% - -
1999 26.3% 72.4% - -
2000 26% 71.7% - -
2001 27.9% 79.1% - -
2002 30.9% 85.8% - -
2003 30.6% 97.1% - -
2004 30.1% 96.5% - -
2005 30.3% 98.3% 15.5% 33.1%
2006 34.5% 85.9% 8.46% 39.4%
2007 31.3% 76.3% 5.06% 44.7%
2008 32.7% 66.8% 3.75% 61.1%
2009 32.5% 69.5% 11.7% 58.7%
2010 31.4% 69.6% 18.4% 47.6%
2011 30.5% 72.8% 23.2% 42.9%
2012 29.2% 69.9% 20.6% 38.4%
2013 32.9% 79.8% 20.6% 37%
2014 33.9% 80.9% 20.4% 42.3%
2015 31.3% 83.8% 20.8% 48%
2016 31% 91.6% 23.6% 49.9%
2017 30.6% 97.8% 27.9% 68.9%
2018 28.6% 87.9% 20.3% 48.1%
2019 26.9% 80.1% 14.3% 82.3%
2020 25.7% 86.2% 13.8% 84.5%
2021 25.5% 89.9% 18.6% 58.2%
2022 24.9% 88.5% 21.5% 99.5%
2023 22.7% 95.9% 20% 96.6%
2024 22.9% 90.9% 18.6% 94.6%
2025 28.9% 86.6% 19.1% 58.6%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Egypt's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$27.7B, equivalent to -7.12% of GDP. This compares to Zimbabwe's deficit of -$910M, or -2.06% of GDP.

Over the past 20 years, Egypt recorded a fiscal deficit in 20 of those years, while Zimbabwe ran a deficit in 20 years. On average, Egypt posted an annual deficit equal to -8.12% of GDP, compared to deficit of -3.07% of GDP for Zimbabwe.

Deficit/surplus
Egypt

Zimbabwe
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Egypt Zimbabwe
1999 2.14% -
2000 1.32% -
2001 -1.07% -
2002 -6.77% -
2003 -5.73% -
2004 -5.76% -
2005 -6.69% -5.12%
2006 -7.35% -2.07%
2007 -4.9% -2.47%
2008 -6.05% -1.77%
2009 -6.2% -2.06%
2010 -7.45% -0.15%
2011 -9.6% -2.45%
2012 -9.47% -0.18%
2013 -12.3% -0.97%
2014 -10.7% -1.02%
2015 -10.4% -2.04%
2016 -11.8% -6.59%
2017 -9.9% -10.4%
2018 -8.97% -5.57%
2019 -7.6% -2.64%
2020 -7.47% -0.49%
2021 -6.96% -3.22%
2022 -5.74% -4.88%
2023 -5.77% -5.32%
2024 -7.12% -2.06%
2025 -12.1% -0.5%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Egypt has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 10.5%, compared with 90.4% in Zimbabwe. In 2024, inflation was 28.3% in Egypt and 89% in Zimbabwe.

Inflation
Egypt

Zimbabwe
Year Inflation
Egypt Zimbabwe Egypt Zimbabwe
1996 7.19% 6%
1997 4.63% -1%
1998 3.87% -28%
1999 3.08% -13.4%
2000 2.68% 4.5%
2001 2.27% -37.2%
2002 2.74% -34.4%
2003 4.51% -8.6%
2004 11.3% 113.6%
2005 4.87% -31.5%
2006 7.64% 33%
2007 9.32% -72.7%
2008 18.3% 157%
2009 11.8% 6.2%
2010 11.3% 3%
2011 10.1% 3.5%
2012 7.11% 3.7%
2013 9.47% 1.6%
2014 10.1% -0.2%
2015 10.4% -2.4%
2016 13.8% -1.6%
2017 29.5% 0.9%
2018 14.4% 10.6%
2019 9.15% 255.3%
2020 5.04% 557%
2021 5.21% 98.5%
2022 13.9% 193.4%
2023 33.9% 667%
2024 28.3% 736%
2025 - 89%

Top exports between countries

Egypt
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $20.7M
Chemicals & pharma $7.07M
Machinery & equipment $6.37M
Raw materials & minerals $2.24M
Textiles & consumer goods $1.59M
Metals $1.45M
Wood & paper products $342K
Miscellaneous $143K
Raw agricultural goods $23K
Animal & marine products $9K
Zimbabwe
Export category Export value
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $14.6M
Raw agricultural goods $96K
Machinery & equipment $7K
Raw materials & minerals $6K
Chemicals & pharma $2K
Textiles & consumer goods $1K

Balance of trade

Egypt Zimbabwe
Current account balance
-$22.3B
2024
$134M
2023
Current account balance ranking
183/189
2024
64/189
2023
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.72%
2024
+0.38%
2023
Goods imports
$72.9B
2024
$8.66B
2023
Goods exports
$34.8B
2024
$7.2B
2023
Service imports
$27.5B
2024
$1.64B
2023
Service exports
$29.6B
2024
$399M
2023
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
23.2%
2024
30.6%
2024
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
16.4%
2024
22.1%
2024

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Egypt Zimbabwe
Economic freedom 50.9 35.1
Economic freedom ranking 158/197 191/197
Property rights 40.6 20.7
Government integrity 29.6 20.7
Judicial effectiveness 21.9 15.8
Tax burden 85.8 73.6
Government spending 82.2 87.6
Fiscal health 20.7 44.4
Business freedom 48 39.3
Labor freedom 43.6 33.2
Monetary freedom 62.6 0
Trade freedom 60.2 50.4
Investment freedom 65 25
Financial freedom 50 10

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Egypt is 50.9, ranking 158/197, compared to 35.1 for Zimbabwe, ranking 191/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Egypt
Zimbabwe
Year Economic freedom index
Egypt Zimbabwe
1995 45.7 48.5
1996 52 46.7
1997 54.5 48
1998 55.8 44.6
1999 58 47.2
2000 51.7 48.7
2001 51.5 38.8
2002 54.1 36.7
2003 55.3 36.7
2004 55.5 34.4
2005 55.8 35.2
2006 53.2 33.5
2007 54.4 32
2008 58.5 29.5
2009 58 22.7
2010 59 21.4
2011 59.1 22.1
2012 57.9 26.3
2013 54.8 28.6
2014 52.9 35.5
2015 55.2 37.6
2016 56 38.2
2017 52.6 44
2018 53.4 44
2019 52.5 40.4
2020 54 43.1
2021 55.7 39.5
2022 49.1 33.1
2023 49.6 39
2024 49.7 38.2
2025 50.9 35.1

More economic indicators

Egypt Zimbabwe
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
32.6%
2024
31.8%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
13.7%
2024
5.44%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$409B
2024
$37.6B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$18,230
2024
$3,880
2024
Total reserves including gold
$44.9B
2024
$485M
2024
Total reserves ranking
44/177
2024
157/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$46.1B
2024
-$558M
2023
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$46.6B
2024
$597M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$508M
2024
$131M
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
5.65%
2023
3.34%
2023
Poverty at national poverty lines
33.5%
2021
38.3%
2019
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
13%
2024
4.47%
2024

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.