Country profile · Edition 1

🇪🇬Egypt

Africa

Score

48.0

Rank

42 of 46

Overview

Egypt ranks 42nd of 46 economies, with a score of 48.0 out of 100. It is 5th of 5 ranked economies in Africa.

Strongest: Public awareness (100); Consumer protection and Government support (83). Weakest: Credit access (10); Credit literacy (27).

Dimension scores

Credit literacy27.0

Credit access10.4

Financial inclusion42.3

Digital banking36.3

Innovation66.7

Consumer protection83.3

Government support83.3

Financial education75.0

Youth education50.0

Public awareness100.0

Dimensions with no score are left out of the overall score, never counted as zero.

Not yet measured: Reporting transparency, Alternative infrastructure.

Survey indicators

27%27% of adults answered at least 3 of 4 financial concepts correctly (S&P Global FinLit, 2014)

10.4%10% of adults borrowed from a formal institution or via mobile money in the past year (Findex, 2024)

43.1%43% of adults have an account (Findex, 2024)

41.4%41% could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (Findex, 2024)

36.3%36% of adults made or received a digital payment (Findex, 2024)

Youth education policy: partial

Financial education is in the school curriculum only in some regions, or as an optional or pilot subject. Young people are mentioned in the national strategy but not as a priority, or the strategy has expired.

Policy dimensions record whether a policy exists, not how well it works.