TATTI™ Egypt 2026 Country Assessment: Measuring Trust Deficits, Institutional Delivery and Transformation Risk
05 Oct 2026
Egypt scores 66.3 on the TATTI™, which means High trust-deficit exposure. The state delivers on safety, electricity and external credibility. Trust deficits concentrate in administered prices, justice, information and official statistics. With inflation at 14.5% and a new Criminal Procedure Code taking effect on 1 October 2026, verifiable delivery is the strongest available counterweight to rising distrust.
Egypt's trust picture in 2026: stability delivered, voice constrained, prices contested
The TRT Africa Trust & Transformation Index™ (TATTI™) rates Egypt at 66.3, which is High trust-deficit exposure. Five of the eight pillars sit in the High band and none is Critical.
The state scores well on order and core services: 91% of citizens feel safe in their neighbourhoods and 87% are satisfied with electricity. External credibility has also strengthened, with net international reserves of about US$57.2bn at end-August 2026 and the IMF completing its seventh programme review on 30 July 2026.
The deficits sit where citizens meet the state directly. Urban inflation was 14.5% in August 2026, and household electricity prices rose by an average of 12% on 1 August after an assurance that they would hold through the summer. Egypt scores 30/100 on the Corruption Perceptions Index and ranks 169th of 180 on press freedom. There have been no elected local councils since 2011 and no official poverty headline since 2019/20.
The assessment finds a performance-conditional bargain: 85% of citizens say the government is doing badly at keeping prices down. The Trust Restoration Capacity Score™ is 47.0, showing institutions that can act quickly but struggle to make action verifiable. The Transformation Delivery Gap™ is 72.5.
The new Criminal Procedure Code takes effect on 1 October 2026 and is a priority monitoring item. TRT recommends quarterly re-measurement through 2027 and a full re-score in September 2027.
Independent assessment by the TRT Intelligence Institute™. Not a United Nations or African Union publication.