Economic Indicators Statement 2016/2015 2017/2016 Annual growth rate of GDP %4.3 Unavailable 29762 Unavailable Ratio of State budget deficit to GDP %12.3 Unavailable Ratio of external debt to GDP %18.1 Unavailable Inflation rate (in fiscal year) 10.7 24.6 Unemployment rate %12.2 %11.5 Average per capita GDP at prices Current (EGP) Evolution of the number of employees: ((Unit in hundreds) Year Number of Employees 2014 242987 2015 247788 6