Egypt Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

13.6

Units In

12.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 09, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 3 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
38 Sep 2023	-4.2 Aug 1962	10.06 %	1958-2025	Central Bank of Egypt

In Egypt, the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services that are purchased by a representative sample of households from urban areas, which include Cairo, Alexandria, urban Lower Egypt, urban Upper Egypt, Canal cities and Frontier governorates. The most important categories in the headline CPI are Food and Beverages (40 percent of total weight); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (18.4 percent); Medical Care (6.3 percent) and Transportation (5.7 percent). Clothing and Footwear account for 5.4 percent of total index and Education for 4.6 percent. Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants represent 4.4 percent of total weight and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the Dwelling for 3.8 percent. Miscellaneous Goods and Services account for 3.7 percent, Communications 3.1 percent, Recreation and Culture 2.4 percent and Tobacco and Related Products 2.2 percent.

Latest Updates

The annual urban inflation rate in Egypt accelerated to 13.6% in March 2025, up from 12.8% in February, faster than expectations of a 12.6% rise. It marked the first acceleration in inflation in five months, with food prices rising to 6.6% from the lowest level since May 2021 of 3.7% in February. Also, prices quickened for housing and utilities (13.0% vs 12.9%) and clothing and footwear (23.0% vs 22.7%). Prices moderated for transport (33.9% vs 34.3%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine maintenance (15.6% vs 16.6%), communications (12.4% vs 12.5%), recreation and culture (19.7% vs 22.0%), restaurants and hotels (15.0% vs 17.6%), miscellaneous goods and services (15.0% vs 15.5%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (25.0% vs 25.4%). On a monthly basis, CPI increased by 1.6% in March 2025, the most in six months, accelerating from a 1.4% gain in February.