How does Egypt rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?

Egypt ranks 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.

Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt

Name: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt
Creator: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Egypt: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax was 0.5468 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)

0.5468

Change on year

down 1.2%

World rank

38th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.5779

in 1999

All-time low

0.525

in 1995

Years of data

1990–2020

Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt, 1990–2020

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt stood at 0.5468.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt peaked at 0.5779 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.525, in 1995.

Egypt ranks 38th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.5455	0.525	0.5779	3
2000s	0.5532	0.5459	0.5605	2
2010s	0.5479	0.5288	0.5608	4
2020s	0.5468	0.5468	0.5468	1

Countries ranked near Egypt

35 Senegal 0.5539 compare
36 Malawi 0.5498 compare
37 Burundi 0.5481 compare
39 Hong Kong 0.5438 compare
40 Mali 0.5422 compare
41 Philippines 0.5419 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More poverty & inequality data for Egypt

Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.75 live births per woman (2023)
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,402 kg per hectare (2023)
Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.103 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.103 (2023)
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1186 (2023)
Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1868 (2023)
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)

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Frequently asked questions

What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt?: Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Egypt was 0.5468 in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.5779 in 1999.
What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.525 in 1995.
How does Egypt rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?: Egypt ranks 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.