Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt
Egypt: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 19.12 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt is 19.12, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt peaked at 21.24 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.53, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.53 | — |
| 1995 | 17.09 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 19.98 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 19.14 | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.08 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.17 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 19.15 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.24 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 20.36 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 19.12 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.87 | 16.53 | 19.98 | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.61 | 19.14 | 20.08 | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.73 | 18.17 | 21.24 | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.12 | 19.12 | 19.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.71 compare
- 23 Taiwan, China 19.33 compare
- 24 South Africa 19.31 compare
- 26 Rwanda 18.94 compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 18.7 compare
- 28 Bulgaria 18.32 compare
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 share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Egypt was 19.12 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.24 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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