Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 49.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income share of the richest 10% 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
In 2020, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt stood at 49.3%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt peaked at 51.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.1% | — |
| 1995 | 46.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 51.8% | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | -1.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 49.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 49.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.4%, 100% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.8% | 51.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 48.6% | 51.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 49.3% | 49.3% | 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Egypt was 49.3% 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 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.