Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Egypt

Egypt: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 1.07 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.07
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
29th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.31
in 2011
All-time low
0.9208
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.511.51988200320191988: 1.11998: 0.9212005: 1.12007: 0.992008: 12009: 1.12010: 12011: 1.32012: 1.22013: 1.22014: 1.32015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 1.07 for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Egypt peaked at 1.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9208, in 1998.

That places Egypt 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.07 1.07 1.07 1
1990s 0.9208 0.9208 0.9208 1
2000s 1.05 0.9896 1.13 4
2010s 1.18 1.04 1.31 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

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  2. 27 Albania 1.17 compare
  3. 28 Palestine 1.1 compare
  4. 30 Georgia 1.05 compare
  5. 31 Armenia 0.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Egypt?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Egypt was 1.07 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 in 2011.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9208 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Egypt ranks 29th out of 31 countries with data for 2019.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 399 data points, 1970–2021
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