Egypt’s public expenditure by functional classification: Relative shares in total public expenditure and in GDP
| 2014/ 2015 | 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | Period average | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional sector/FY | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP |
| General and public services | 34.21 | 10.9 | 37.12 | 12.0 | 39.03 | 11.2 | 40.94 | 11.4 | 47.29 | 12.8 | 39.72 | 11.7 |
| Defense and national security | 4.98 | 1.6 | 5.00 | 1.6 | 4.84 | 1.4 | 4.30 | 1.2 | 4.17 | 1.1 | 4.65 | 1.4 |
| Public order and public safety | 4.94 | 1.6 | 5.15 | 1.7 | 5.21 | 1.5 | 4.56 | 1.3 | 4.33 | 1.2 | 4.84 | 1.4 |
| Economic affairs | 4.45 | 1.4 | 4.84 | 1.6 | 4.47 | 1.3 | 4.45 | 1.2 | 4.30 | 1.2 | 4.50 | 1.3 |
| Environment protection | 0.21 | 0.1 | 0.26 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.1 |
| Housing and public utilities | 2.78 | 0.9 | 2.93 | 0.9 | 8.07 | 2.3 | 4.71 | 1.3 | 3.75 | 1.0 | 4.45 | 1.3 |
| Health | 5.37 | 1.7 | 5.20 | 1.7 | 5.02 | 1.4 | 4.55 | 1.3 | 4.34 | 1.2 | 4.90 | 1.5 |
| Youth, culture and religious affairs | 3.59 | 1.1 | 3.54 | 1.1 | 3.27 | 0.9 | 2.57 | 0.7 | 2.48 | 0.7 | 3.09 | 0.9 |
| Education | 11.95 | 3.8 | 11.48 | 3.7 | 10.67 | 3.0 | 8.87 | 2.5 | 8.12 | 2.2 | 10.22 | 3.0 |
| Social protection | 27.53 | 8.8 | 24.48 | 7.9 | 19.22 | 5.5 | 24.90 | 6.9 | 21.06 | 5.7 | 23.44 | 7.0 |
| Total public expenditure (LE million) | 789,431 | 864,564 | 974,794 | 1,207,138 | 1,424,020 | 1,051,989 | ||||||
| 2014/ 2015 | 2015/2016 | 2016/2017 | 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | Period average | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional sector/FY | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP | % of total exp. | % of GDP |
| General and public services | 34.21 | 10.9 | 37.12 | 12.0 | 39.03 | 11.2 | 40.94 | 11.4 | 47.29 | 12.8 | 39.72 | 11.7 |
| Defense and national security | 4.98 | 1.6 | 5.00 | 1.6 | 4.84 | 1.4 | 4.30 | 1.2 | 4.17 | 1.1 | 4.65 | 1.4 |
| Public order and public safety | 4.94 | 1.6 | 5.15 | 1.7 | 5.21 | 1.5 | 4.56 | 1.3 | 4.33 | 1.2 | 4.84 | 1.4 |
| Economic affairs | 4.45 | 1.4 | 4.84 | 1.6 | 4.47 | 1.3 | 4.45 | 1.2 | 4.30 | 1.2 | 4.50 | 1.3 |
| Environment protection | 0.21 | 0.1 | 0.26 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 0.1 | 0.16 | 0.0 | 0.15 | 0.0 | 0.20 | 0.1 |
| Housing and public utilities | 2.78 | 0.9 | 2.93 | 0.9 | 8.07 | 2.3 | 4.71 | 1.3 | 3.75 | 1.0 | 4.45 | 1.3 |
| Health | 5.37 | 1.7 | 5.20 | 1.7 | 5.02 | 1.4 | 4.55 | 1.3 | 4.34 | 1.2 | 4.90 | 1.5 |
| Youth, culture and religious affairs | 3.59 | 1.1 | 3.54 | 1.1 | 3.27 | 0.9 | 2.57 | 0.7 | 2.48 | 0.7 | 3.09 | 0.9 |
| Education | 11.95 | 3.8 | 11.48 | 3.7 | 10.67 | 3.0 | 8.87 | 2.5 | 8.12 | 2.2 | 10.22 | 3.0 |
| Social protection | 27.53 | 8.8 | 24.48 | 7.9 | 19.22 | 5.5 | 24.90 | 6.9 | 21.06 | 5.7 | 23.44 | 7.0 |
| Total public expenditure (LE million) | 789,431 | 864,564 | 974,794 | 1,207,138 | 1,424,020 | 1,051,989 | ||||||
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