|
Gross Domestic Product
الناتج
المحلي الاجمالي |
| |
2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
|
GDP at Market Price (LE Billions)
|
485 |
536 |
|
Real GDP at Market
Price (LE Billions) |
407 |
427 |
|
Real GDP Growth Rate
|
4.0 |
5.1 |
|
Real GDP Growth Rate
(Per Capita) |
2.1 |
2.9 |
|
Share of Private
Sector in GDP |
62.2 |
62.3 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
10.0 |
9.5 |
|
Average Annual
Inflation Rate |
9.5 |
-- |
|
End of Period Annual
Inflation Rate |
13.5 |
-- |
|
(Sources: Ministry of Planning, CAPMAS &
calculation of Ministry of Foreign Trade
& Industry). |
| |
Balance
Of Payments
ميزان المدفوعات
|
|
(In Percent of GDP – Unless otherwise
Stated)
|
2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
|
Trade Balance (US$
Million) |
-7,834
-10.0 |
-10,377
-11.7 |
|
Total Exports (US$
Million) |
10,453
13.3 |
13,816
15.5 |
|
Non Oil Exports (US$
Million) |
6,542
8.3 |
8,540
9.6 |
|
Total Imports (US$
Million) |
18,286
23.3 |
24,193
27.2 |
|
Current Account
Balance (US$ Million) |
3,418
4.4 |
2,894
3.2
|
|
Overall BOP Balance
|
-0.2 |
5.0 |
|
(Sources : Central Bank of Egypt and
Capital Market Authority). |
| |
|
External Debt Indicators
الديون الخارجية
|
| |
2003/2004 |
2004/2005 |
|
Total External Debt
(US$ Million) |
29,872 |
28,949 |
|
Total External Debt
(of which): |
38.0 |
32.5 |
|
Short Term Debt |
2.5 |
2.1 |
|
Foreign Debt Service
|
3.2 |
3.0 |
|
Debt Service Ratio |
9.2 |
9.3 |
|
NIR as Number of
Months Of Imports |
10.0 |
9.6 |
|
NIR To Short Term
External Debt (folds) |
7.5 |
10.4 |
|
(Sources : Central Bank of Egypt &
Capital Market Authority). |
| |
|
Tourism Sector
قطاع السياحة
|
|
Annual Profile
(In Thousands) |
2004 |
Jan-Sep 2005 |
|
Total Arrivals
|
8,104 |
6,475 |
|
Total Departures
|
7,700 |
6,242 |
|
Total Number of
Tourist Nights |
81,668 |
66,223 |
|
Average Number of
Nights |
10.6 |
10.6 |