Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Egypt
Egypt: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 31.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Egypt, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Egypt stood at 31.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 281.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Egypt peaked at 31.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Egypt 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 4.7% | — |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +74.5% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 27.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 8.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 10.3% | 31.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Egypt?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Egypt was 31.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Egypt rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Egypt ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 281.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.