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

Latest (2019)
11.99
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
42nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
11.99
in 2019
All-time low
0.5754
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values in Egypt, 1988–2019

02.557.51012.51988200320191988: 0.5751998: 1.32005: 2.32007: 2.52008: 3.12009: 3.62010: 3.82011: 52012: 5.32013: 6.52014: 7.82015: 8.62016: 9.42017: 10.22018: 112019: 12

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 39 Cyprus 13.85 compare
  2. 40 Sweden 13.56 compare
  3. 41 Turkey 12.27 compare
  4. 42 Moldova 11.99 compare
  5. 44 France 11.14 compare
  6. 45 Palestine 10.99 compare

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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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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 25-64, local currency values
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 953 data points, 1970–2021
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