Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt
Egypt: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.5773 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt is 0.5773, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt peaked at 0.5965 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5444, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5639 | 0.5444 | 0.5961 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.5897 | 0.5891 | 0.5902 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5839 | 0.5691 | 0.5965 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5773 | 0.5773 | 0.5773 | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 8.0% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1868 (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt was 0.5773 in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5965 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5444 in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (before tax). 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 before taxes and benefits.