Income share held by highest 20% in Egypt
Egypt: Income share held by highest 20% was 38.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by highest 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
The most recent figure for income share held by highest 20% in Egypt is 38.6%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Egypt peaked at 41.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2012.
Egypt ranks 98th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Income share held by highest 20% in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.1% | — |
| 1995 | 40.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -6.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 38.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.1%, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 38.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42.3%, 91% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.0% | 41.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 40.8% | 41.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 38.6% | 41.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 38.6% | 38.6% | 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 income share held by highest 20% in Egypt?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Egypt was 38.6% 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 highest 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Egypt ranks 98th out of 123 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by highest 20% rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 highest 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.