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Egypt

Quick Facts

Area in square km 1,001,450

Corruption Perceptions Index ranking 88 (out of 168) (2015)

Defense Expenditure as % of GDP 2% (2014)

Defense expenditure in dollars 5,477,000,000 (2015)

Per capita GDP in dollars 11,800 (2015)

Population 88,487,396 (2015)

Size of armed forces 439,000 (2016)

U.S. military personnel present 250 (2015)

Egypt at a glance

Military & Police Aid $1,306,800,000 (2017)

Humanitarian & Development Aid $150,000,000 (2017)

Arms Sales $904,979,596 (2014)

Trainees 1,407 (2015)

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Overview of Assistance

In 2011 and 2012, Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance to Egypt combines the actual USD 250 million ESF spending in Egypt and USD 100 million in debt relief to Egypt that came out of the ESF budget. The additional USD 100 million in debt relief can be found in the spigot tables of the FY2013 and FY2014 Congressional Budget Justifications.

Military vs. Economic Aid

Security Assistance Monitor tracks all available data about U.S. security and humanitarian & development assistance provided to this country. For a dollar amount breakdown of how much aid this country receives and which programs are supplying assistance, click "view data set." Note: This year's figures reflect the U.S. government's estimates of expected spending, and numbers for next year represent the administration's request to Congress.

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Trainees

Security Assistance Monitor tracks all available data about the United States' training of this country's security forces. For information about how the number of security forces trained each year by the United States, including detailed information about the subject of the training, where that training takes place, and who is being trained, click "view data set."

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Arms Sales

Security Assistance Monitor tracks all available data about U.S. arms sales to this country. For detailed information on equipment, weapons and military services sold to this country, click "view data set." Note: This is not grant aid: these are items that governments purchase with their own funds.

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Analysis

6/7/16 | Fact Sheets

U.S. Cybersecurity Assistance

Infographic showing what U.S. cybersecurity assistance has looked like over the past two fiscal years.

12/10/15 | Blog

Defense Experts Highlight Effectiveness of Human Rights Conditioning

Challenging a longtime U.S. military critique of security assistance, some defense experts are saying suspending U.S. military aid to foreign security forces because of their poor human rights record has often caused an improvement in the force’s behavior.

11/19/15 | Blog

Ignoring Governance Puts Military Aid in Peril

U.S. security assistance and cooperation programs have come under a lot of fire recently. The failure of the $500 million program to train and equip moderate opposition forces in Syria is the latest example. However, there is a longer history,

Resources

1/24/17 | News

Donald Trump Speaks With Egyptian President Sisi

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al Sisi, White House officials and Egyptian state media said, in the first conversation between the two since Mr. Trump took office.

1/13/17 | News

Why Saudi Arabia and Egypt Are Competing for Influence in Africa

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have extended their drive for influence in the Middle East by turning their sights on the Horn of Africa and other East African states. Cairo and Riyadh are competing for political influence, investing in agriculture projects, and vying for control in the Nile River valley.

11/11/16 | News

Egypt: Freeze of Torture Rehabilitation Centre's Financial Assets a Cruel Blow to Human Rights

The El Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence, a clinic which provides hundreds of torture victims with vital services including counseling and legal assistance, learned today that its financial assets were frozen according to an order by the Central Bank of Egypt.

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