Income inequality: Atkinson index in Egypt
Egypt: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1868 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Egypt, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.1868 for income inequality: atkinson index in 2023.
That represents a change of up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Egypt peaked at 0.2003 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1522, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 124th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1722 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1628 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1628 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1522 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1522 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2003 | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2003 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2003 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1868 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1868 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1868 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1868 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1868 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1868 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.1868 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3514, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.1868 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2385, 78% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1777 | 0.1522 | 0.2003 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1868 | 0.1868 | 0.1868 | 4 |
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Egypt?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Egypt was 0.1868 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2003 in 2015.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1522 in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Egypt ranks 124th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.