The United States has a long history of helping to improve the quality of life for Egyptians.
The U.S.-Egypt assistance partnership began in the mid-1970s. At that time, Egypt was a low-income country with a stagnant economy, crumbling infrastructure, and a growing, impoverished population.
Today, Egypt has one of the more improved and diversified economies in the Middle East. Annual per capita income has reached $2,070 and Egypt is recognized as a lower-middle income country by the World Bank.
Exports have increased a thousand-fold to nearly $24 billion and FDI inflows are now $6.7 billion per year. Infant mortality has dropped, youth literacy has increased and utilities have expanded to serve more of the Egyptian population.
USAID’s program in Egypt has directly and fundamentally supported these gains. To ensure that Egypt’s gains continue in the future and are more broadly shared, USAID works with Egyptians to strengthen the economy, improve the health and education systems, and encourage representative systems of governance.
The United States has a long history of helping to improve the quality of life for Egyptians.
The U.S.-Egypt assistance partnership began in the mid-1970s. At that time, Egypt was a low-income country with a stagnant economy, crumbling infrastructure, and a growing, impoverished population.
Today, Egypt has one of the more improved and diversified economies in the Middle East. Annual per capita income has reached $2,070 and Egypt is recognized as a lower-middle income country by the World Bank.
Exports have increased a thousand-fold to nearly $24 billion and FDI inflows are now $6.7 billion per year. Infant mortality has dropped, youth literacy has increased and utilities have expanded to serve more of the Egyptian population.
USAID’s program in Egypt has directly and fundamentally supported these gains. To ensure that Egypt’s gains continue in the future and are more broadly shared, USAID works with Egyptians to strengthen the economy, improve the health and education systems, and encourage representative systems of governance.