Egypt Inflation Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

12.8

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 10, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
38 Sep 2023	-4.2 Aug 1962	10.05 %	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 eased for the 4th consecutive month to 12.8% in February 2025, down from 24% in January, and falling below expectations of 14.5%. This marked the lowest inflation rate since March 2022, as the impact of the sharp price increases over the past two years has faded, with food prices rising the least since May 2021 (3.7% vs 20.8%). Additionally, prices moderated for housing and utilities (12.9% vs 14.2%), transport (34.3% vs 35.9%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine maintenance (16.6% vs 21.6%), communications (12.5% vs 13.0%), recreation and culture (22.0% vs 46.2%), restaurants and hotels (17.6% vs 31.6%), miscellaneous goods and services (15.5% vs 19.8%), alcoholic beverages and tobacco (25.4% vs 28.5%), clothing and footwear (22.7% vs 26.1%), health (28.3% vs 43.1%), and education (11.2% vs 18.4%). Monthly, CPI climbed by 1.4% in February 2025, easing slightly from a 1.5% rise in January, which was the highest level in four months.