Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt
Egypt: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.5468 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.5468 for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Egypt peaked at 0.5779 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.525, in 1995.
That places Egypt 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5336 | — |
| 1995 | 0.525 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5779 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5605 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5459 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5288 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5486 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5608 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5535 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5468 | -1.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5468 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5666, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5468 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5614, 97% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (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)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Egypt?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5779 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.525 in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Egypt ranks 38th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank 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 Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.