Core consumer prices in Egypt increased 13.80 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Core Inflation Rate in Egypt averaged 12.09 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 41.00 percent in June of 2023 and a record low of 0.70 percent in July of 2020. source: CAPMAS, Egypt

Core Inflation Rate in Egypt is expected to be 14.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Egypt Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 8.00 percent in 2027 and 7.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-04-09 03:50 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Mar 14% 12.7% 14.3% 14.1%
2026-05-06 04:00 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Apr 13.8% 14% 13.7%
2026-06-10 01:00 PM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
May 13.8% 14.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 287.00 283.90 points Apr 2026
Core Consumer Prices 273.50 267.80 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 13.80 14.00 percent Apr 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 217.30 208.50 points Apr 2026
CPI Transportation 340.00 333.90 points Apr 2026
Food Inflation 6.70 5.80 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 14.90 15.20 percent Apr 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 1.10 3.20 percent Apr 2026


Egypt Core Inflation Rate
In Egypt, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
13.80 14.00 41.00 0.70 2005 - 2026 percent Monthly
2018/2019=100