Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 19.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt is 19.1%, 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, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt peaked at 21.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.5% | — |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -6.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 19.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.8%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.2% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 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 of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt was 19.1% in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.