Income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt
Egypt: Income share held by fourth 20% was 21.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2021, income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt stood at 21.4%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt peaked at 21.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 91st out of 123 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.6% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.4% | 21.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.75 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 7,402 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.398 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.95 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.103 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1186 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt?
- Income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt was 21.4% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest income share held by fourth 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for income share held by fourth 20%?
- Egypt ranks 91st out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by fourth 20% rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by fourth 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.