Egypt’s Cabinet Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) reported a series of improvements in key economic indicators, reflecting the government’s ongoing reform program despite global and domestic challenges.
According to the IDSC, Egypt continues to implement structural reforms across sectors, supported by international reports noting growth in GDP, increased investment and tourism, infrastructure upgrades, and greater stability in the exchange rate of the Egyptian pound against the U.S. dollar.
The government is also working to ease the burden on citizens through higher subsidies for essential goods, the launch of major projects to create jobs, and steady increases in the minimum wage — which has risen from EGP 1,200 in 2014 to EGP 7,000 in 2025.
Official data showed that GDP growth reached 4.3% in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 2.3% in 2024. Foreign direct investment surged from $10 bn in fiscal year 2022/23 to $46.1 bn in 2023/24, while foreign currency reserves rose from $16.7 bn in 2014 to a record bn in 2025.
Other indicators also showed improvement. Inflation fell from 27.5% last year to 14.4% this year, and unemployment dropped from 13.4% in 2014 to 6.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Tourism revenues climbed from $6.2 bn in 2014 to $8.7 bn in the first half of 2025, while remittances from Egyptians abroad grew from bn in 2014 to bn this year.
The IDSC said these figures underline Egypt’s determination to maintain economic stability, boost investment, and strengthen social protection measures for its citizens.
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