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Egypt Inflation Rate

Egypt's inflation rate fell to 11.7% in September 2025. This is the lowest rate since March 2022, down from 12% in August 2025. The decrease results from the $8 billion IMF support package which stabilized the currency and supported reforms. The Central Bank of Egypt's monetary easing also contributed. Falling food prices and improved inflation expectations further aided the disinflationary trend. Egypt's record low inflation rate was 3.1% in October 2019 and record high was 38% in September 2023.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in %)
Month Inflation Rate
Sep 2025 11.7%
Aug 2025 12%
Jul 2025 13.9%
Jun 2025 14.9%
May 2025 16.8%
Apr 2025 13.9%
Mar 2025 13.6%
Feb 2025 12.8%
Jan 2025 24%
Dec 2024 24.1%
Nov 2024 25.5%
Oct 2024 26.5%
Sep 2024 26.4%
Aug 2024 26.2%
Jul 2024 25.7%
Jun 2024 27.5%
May 2024 28.1%
Apr 2024 32.5%
Mar 2024 33.3%
Feb 2024 35.7%
Jan 2024 29.8%
Dec 2023 33.7%
Nov 2023 34.6%
Oct 2023 35.8%
Sep 2023 38%
Aug 2023 37.4%
Jul 2023 36.5%
Jun 2023 35.7%
May 2023 32.8%
Apr 2023 30.6%
Mar 2023 32.7%
Feb 2023 31.9%
Jan 2023 25.8%
Dec 2022 21.3%
Nov 2022 18.7%
Oct 2022 16.2%
Sep 2022 15%
Aug 2022 14.6%
Jul 2022 13.6%
Jun 2022 13.2%
May 2022 13.5%
Apr 2022 13.1%
Mar 2022 10.5%
Feb 2022 8.8%
Jan 2022 7.3%
Dec 2021 5.9%
Nov 2021 5.6%
Oct 2021 6.3%
Sep 2021 6.6%
Aug 2021 5.7%
Jul 2021 5.4%
Jun 2021 5%
May 2021 4.8%
Apr 2021 4.1%
Mar 2021 4.5%
Feb 2021 4.5%
Jan 2021 4.3%
Dec 2020 5.4%
Nov 2020 5.7%
Oct 2020 4.5%
Sep 2020 3.7%
Aug 2020 3.4%
Jul 2020 4.2%
Jun 2020 5.6%
May 2020 4.7%
Apr 2020 5.9%
Mar 2020 5.1%
Feb 2020 5.3%
Jan 2020 7.2%
Dec 2019 7.1%
Nov 2019 3.6%
Oct 2019 3.1%
Sep 2019 4.8%
Aug 2019 7.5%
Jul 2019 8.7%
Jun 2019 9.4%
May 2019 14.1%
Apr 2019 13%
Mar 2019 14.2%
Feb 2019 14.4%
Jan 2019 12.7%
Dec 2018 12%
Nov 2018 15.7%
Oct 2018 17.7%
Sep 2018 16%
Aug 2018 14.2%
Jul 2018 13.5%
Jun 2018 14.4%
May 2018 11.4%
Apr 2018 13.1%
Mar 2018 13.3%
Feb 2018 14.4%
Jan 2018 17.1%
Dec 2017 21.9%
Nov 2017 26%
Oct 2017 30.8%
Sep 2017 31.6%
Aug 2017 31.9%
Jul 2017 33%
Jun 2017 29.8%
May 2017 29.7%
Apr 2017 31.5%
Mar 2017 30.9%
Feb 2017 30.2%
Jan 2017 28.1%
Dec 2016 23.3%
Nov 2016 19.4%
Oct 2016 13.6%
Sep 2016 14.1%
Aug 2016 15.5%
Jul 2016 14%
Jun 2016 14%
May 2016 12.3%
Apr 2016 10.3%
Mar 2016 9%
Feb 2016 9.1%
Jan 2016 10.1%
Dec 2015 11.1%
Nov 2015 11.1%
Oct 2015 9.7%
Sep 2015 9.2%
Aug 2015 7.9%
Jul 2015 8.4%
Jun 2015 11.4%
May 2015 13.1%
Apr 2015 11%
Mar 2015 11.5%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-08 01:30 AM Inflation Rate YoY (Sep) 11.7% 12% -
2025-09-10 01:15 AM Inflation Rate YoY (Aug) 12% 13.9% 12.7%

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Egypt Inflation Rate : Definition
Egypt's inflation rate measures the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The CPI basket is dominated by food and non-alcoholic beverages, housing and utilities, transport, and health.