Egypt Inflation Rate

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

12.5

Units In

11.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 10, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 8 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
38 Sep 2023	-4.2 Aug 1962	10.09 %	1958-2025	Central Bank of Egypt

In Egypt, the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services that are purchased by a representative sample of households from urban areas, which include Cairo, Alexandria, urban Lower Egypt, urban Upper Egypt, Canal cities and Frontier governorates. The most important categories in the headline CPI are Food and Beverages (40 percent of total weight); Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels (18.4 percent); Medical Care (6.3 percent) and Transportation (5.7 percent). Clothing and Footwear account for 5.4 percent of total index and Education for 4.6 percent. Hotels, Cafes and Restaurants represent 4.4 percent of total weight and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the Dwelling for 3.8 percent. Miscellaneous Goods and Services account for 3.7 percent, Communications 3.1 percent, Recreation and Culture 2.4 percent and Tobacco and Related Products 2.2 percent.

Latest Updates

Egypt’s annual urban inflation rate accelerated for the first time in five months to 12.5% in October 2025, up from 11.7% in September, above the market forecast of 12.0%. This marked the highest rate since July, driven primarily by rising fuel prices and a new law allowing landlords to raise rents. The government raised prices for a wide range of fuel products by nearly 13% on October 17. Food inflation inched up to 1.5% from 1.4% in September, which was the lowest level since April 2021. Meanwhile, housing prices jumped (27.1% vs 18.2%), driven by rent rises. Also, clothing prices accelerated (15.7% vs 14.9%). By contrast, prices moderated for transport (26.0% vs 26.1%), restaurants and hotels (12.5% vs 13.3%), furnishings (12.4% vs 12.9%), communications (11.9% vs 12.0%), and miscellaneous goods and services (11.0% vs 11.9%). On a monthly basis, the consumer price index (CPI) increased 1.8% in October, matching September’s pace and remaining the fastest rate in four months.