Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt
Egypt: Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values was 11.99 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt, 1988–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt stood at 11.99. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt peaked at 11.99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5754, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 42nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.5754 | — |
| 1998 | 1.33 | +131.1% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | +75.5% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.07 | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 3.84 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.03 | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 5.34 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 7.83 | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 8.63 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.4 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 10.23 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 11.03 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 11.99 | +8.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 11.99 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.14, 40% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 11.99 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.99, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +131.1% | 0.5754 | 1.33 |
| 2005 | +75.5% | 1.33 | 2.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5754 | 0.5754 | 0.5754 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.88 | 2.33 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.98 | 3.84 | 11.99 | 10 |
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- 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 median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt?
- Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt was 11.99 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 11.99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5754 in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
- Is median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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