Tawfiqiya shopping market in downtown Cairo. Ahram Online
Overall growth
• Egypt’s economy grew by 4.4 percent in FY2024/2025, which is above target and the highest in two years.
• GDP expanded by five percent in the fourth quarter (4Q) of FY2024/2025, the highest in three years, proving the economy’s resilience and ability to withstand external shocks.
• The growth structure confirms the state’s drive to shift towards an economic model based on higher-productivity sectors with stronger export penetration potential.
• Egypt’s Narrative for Economic Development strengthens the use of infrastructure supporting manufacturing and investment to boost productivity.
• The Egyptian economy showed strong performance supported by policies for macroeconomic stability, better public investment governance, and structural reforms.
• Growth was driven by non-oil manufacturing, tourism, communications, and financial intermediation.
• Egypt has advanced infrastructure supporting manufacturing and investment, with the government continuing reforms to empower the private sector.
Sectoral performance
• Non-oil manufacturing achieved 14.7 percent growth in FY2024/2025, compared to a 6.1 percent contraction in the corresponding period of FY2023/2024.
• Customs clearance facilitation, macroeconomic stability, and increased industrial investment boosted non-oil manufacturing.
• Tourism attracted over 17 million visitors by the end of FY2024/2025, up 16.4 percent year-on-year.
• ICT grew by 14.6 percent in 4Q and 13.8 percent annually, supported by digital infrastructure investment and the rollout of 5G technology.
• Pace of contraction in extractive and petroleum sectors eased with resumed drilling, field development, and new exploration.
Investments
• Egypt achieved EGP 1.23 trillion in executed investments at constant prices during FY2024/2025.
• Public investment share declined.
• Private investment reached its highest level in five years, accounting for 47.5 percent of total investment.
• Renewed confidence in the domestic investment climate was reflected in the positive contribution of investment and inventories to GDP growth.
Foreign trade
• Industrial growth was supported by a stronger export performance, especially finished goods, which rose by 12.8 percent in 4Q.
• Imports of intermediate goods surged 55.3 percent in 4Q, driven by higher auto parts imports.
• Imports growth reflected production and investment activity, with intermediate goods making up 34.5 percent of total imports.
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