Cost of moneyEgypt
Savings vs inflation in Egypt
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Egypt's savings vs inflation is 5.09 % — #7 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2024.
5.09%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Egypt currently gains about 5.1 pp of purchasing power a year.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #7 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 90 %
- 62 of 69 countries
In Africa: #2 of 14vs median 0.87 %: +4.22 pp (better)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Egypt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 5.90 % | +0.81 pp |
| 6 | Russia | 5.90 % | +0.81 pp |
| 7 | Egypt | 5.09 % | — |
| 8 | Armenia | 4.72 % | −0.37 pp |
| 9 | Ecuador | 4.59 % | −0.50 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.