Egypt’s debt breakdown by maturityBy original maturity, Egypt’s external debt reaffirmed its pattern of long-term debt predominance at the end of June 2023. Breakdown by currencyMeasuring the currency composition of Egypt’s external debt is an important indicator that sheds light on the external debt exposure to currency markets’ volatility. The Central Bank’s external debt increased by about $2.7bn to $43.6bn, representing 26.5% of external debt. External debt indicatorsEgypt’s external debt stock to GDP represented 40.3% at the end of June 2023 compared with 32.6% at the end of June 2022. Short-term external debt by residual maturity to total external debt registered 30% at the end of June 2023 against 27.1% at the end of June 2022.

Source: Daily News Egypt December 03, 2023 19:14 UTC