Incomes of the richest in Egypt
Egypt: Incomes of the richest was 19.12 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
19.12
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
25th
of 113 countries
All-time high
21.24
in 2015
All-time low
16.53
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2020
Incomes of the richest in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 19.12 for incomes of the richest 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, incomes of the richest 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.
Incomes of the richest 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 19.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.2, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 19.12 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.83, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incomes of the richest in Egypt?
- Incomes of the richest in Egypt was 19.12 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incomes of the richest recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.24 in 2015.
- What is the lowest incomes of the richest recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.53 in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for incomes of the richest?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is incomes of the richest 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 Incomes of the richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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