Bank loans growth in USD terms rose 130% to 25.8% in Egypt in 2015, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans growth in USD terms in Egypt reached an all time high of 33.4% in 1995 and an all time low of -19.8% in 2003. When compared to Egypt's main peers, bank loans growth in USD terms in Israel amounted to 5.00%, -34.1% in Libya, 9.33% in Saudi Arabia and 20.6% in Sudan in 2015.
Egypt has been ranked 6th within the group of 138 countries we follow in terms of bank loans growth in USD terms, 41 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Growth (USD) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Algeria | % | 21.4% | 6.43% | 23.2% | 12.2% | -2.84% | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.8% | 22.0% | 28.7% | 12.2% | -1.56% | |||||||
| Egypt | % | -2.08% | 1.30% | 0.526% | 11.2% | 25.8% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.0% | 29.1% | 18.0% | 23.1% | 16.1% | ... | ... | |||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Israel | % | -3.60% | 4.22% | 8.76% | -6.98% | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.40% | 4.55% | ... | |
| Lebanon | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.2% | 10.5% | 9.50% | 5.76% | ... | ... |
| Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.498% | 21.1% | 13.4% | 9.53% | -34.1% | ... | ... | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.4% | 9.33% | ... | |
| South Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sudan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -2.78% | 0.214% | -4.35% | -5.53% | 20.6% | ... | ... | |||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.68% | -3.69% | 0.908% | 5.41% | 5.17% | ... | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.97% | 3.50% | 8.31% | 8.03% | 7.78% | ||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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