Egypt, Arab Rep.
Inward remittancesGlobal rank #7
$29.6B
Outward remittancesGlobal rank #71
$341M
Net remittance positionNet recipient2024
$29.2B
Inflows are 86.79× outflows
Inward vs. outward remittance trends
Annual nominal transfers in billions USD (2000–2024)
OutwardInward
| Year | Inward ($B) | Outward ($B) | Net Position ($B) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.85 | 0.03 | 2.82 |
| 2001 | 2.91 | 0.03 | 2.88 |
| 2002 | 2.89 | 0.01 | 2.88 |
| 2003 | 2.96 | 0.08 | 2.88 |
| 2004 | 3.34 | 0.01 | 3.33 |
| 2005 | 5.02 | 0.06 | 4.96 |
| 2006 | 5.33 | 0.14 | 5.19 |
| 2007 | 7.66 | 0.18 | 7.48 |
| 2008 | 8.69 | 0.24 | 8.45 |
| 2009 | 7.15 | 0.25 | 6.89 |
| 2010 | 12.45 | 0.30 | 12.15 |
| 2011 | 14.32 | 0.29 | 14.03 |
| 2012 | 19.24 | 0.29 | 18.94 |
| 2013 | 17.83 | 0.35 | 17.48 |
| 2014 | 19.57 | 0.35 | 19.22 |
| 2015 | 18.33 | 0.62 | 17.70 |
| 2016 | 18.59 | 0.35 | 18.24 |
| 2017 | 24.74 | 0.27 | 24.47 |
| 2018 | 25.52 | 0.51 | 25.00 |
| 2019 | 26.78 | 0.47 | 26.31 |
| 2020 | 29.60 | 0.44 | 29.16 |
| 2021 | 31.49 | 0.44 | 31.04 |
| 2022 | 28.33 | 0.40 | 27.94 |
| 2023 | 19.53 | 0.36 | 19.17 |
| 2024 | 29.56 | 0.34 | 29.22 |
Corridor cost and speed
Fee, FX margin, total cost and transfer speed for money received into Egypt, Arab Rep..
| Sending Country | Send $200 | Send $500 | Speed | Survey Period | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Fee | FX Margin | Total Cost | Under 1 Hour | Same Day or Faster | ||
| Jordan | 2.06% | 0.24% | 2.30% | 0.82% | 0.24% | 1.06% | 0.00% | 69.23% | Q3 2025 |
| Bahrain | 1.96% | 1.29% | 3.25% | 1.01% | 1.29% | 2.30% | 80.00% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Kuwait | 2.31% | 1.02% | 3.33% | 1.00% | 1.02% | 2.02% | 8.00% | 96.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.15% | 0.55% | 3.70% | 1.58% | 0.55% | 2.13% | 25.00% | 37.50% | Q3 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4.22% | 0.92% | 5.14% | 1.69% | 0.92% | 2.62% | 41.67% | 100.00% | Q3 2025 |
| United States | 3.67% | 1.68% | 5.36% | 2.21% | 1.68% | 3.89% | 56.25% | 62.50% | Q3 2025 |
| Qatar | 1.83% | 3.81% | 5.63% | 0.73% | 3.81% | 4.54% | 50.00% | 50.00% | Q3 2025 |
| Italy | 7.91% | 1.11% | 9.02% | 3.78% | 1.11% | 4.90% | 42.86% | 42.86% | Q3 2025 |
Corridor-balanced summary
Unweighted medians across 8 inbound corridors
- Median cost ($200)
- 4.42% Median across corridors
- Median cost ($500)
- 2.46% Median across corridors
- Under 1 Hour
- 42.26% Median corridor share
- Same Day or Faster
- 65.87% Median corridor share
Cost vs. speed
Each dot represents a corridor · $200 transfer
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Sources
| Dataset | Source / Publisher | Release / Period | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remittance Flows Datasets | World Bank | July 2025 | Open |
| Remittance Prices Worldwide | World Bank | Q3 2025 | Open |
Methodology
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