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Egypt · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

131st of 182 · 14th in MENA+
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GNI per capitaEgypt's gni per capita rose from US$970 in 1996 to US$3,260 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$0US$1kUS$2kUS$3kUS$4kUS$5kUS$3,260

Egypt's gni per capita rose from US$970 in 1996 to US$3,260 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

93rd of 181 · 7th in MENA+
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Egypt's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $4,460 in 1996 to intl $19.3k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $5kintl $10kintl $15kintl $20kintl $19.3k

Egypt's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $4,460 in 1996 to intl $19.3k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

70th of 129 · 4th in MENA+
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Egypt's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,773 in 1996 to US$3,747 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$1.5kUS$2kUS$2.5kUS$3kUS$3.5kUS$4kUS$3,747

Egypt's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$1,773 in 1996 to US$3,747 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

11th of 81 · 1st in MENA+*
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Gini indexEgypt's gini index fell from 32 in 1990 to 28.5 in 2021.199019952000200520102015202028293031323328.5

Egypt's gini index fell from 32 in 1990 to 28.5 in 2021.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

24th of 81 · 1st in MENA+*
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Income share held by highest 10%Egypt's income share held by highest 10% fell from 26.7 % in 1990 to 24.6 % in 2021.199019952000200520102015202024%25%26%27%28%24.6 %

Egypt's income share held by highest 10% fell from 26.7 % in 1990 to 24.6 % in 2021.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

4th of 81 · 1st in MENA+*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Egypt's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 8.7 % in 1990 to 9.7 % in 2021.19901995200020052010201520209%10%10%9.7 %

Egypt's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 8.7 % in 1990 to 9.7 % in 2021.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

45th of 81 · 4th in MENA+*
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Extreme povertyEgypt's extreme poverty fell from 7.1 % in 1990 to 1.4 % in 2021.19901995200020052010201520200%2%4%6%8%1.4 %

Egypt's extreme poverty fell from 7.1 % in 1990 to 1.4 % in 2021.

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