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

Egypt: Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban was 1.04 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.04
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
26th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1.36
in 2015
All-time low
1.01
in 1998
Years of data
16
1988–2019

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

00.511.51988200320191988: 1.11998: 12005: 1.12007: 12008: 12009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.32012: 1.42013: 1.32014: 1.32015: 1.42016: 1.32017: 1.22018: 1.12019: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt is 1.04, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt peaked at 1.36 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1998.

Egypt ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, 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 1.15 1.15 1.15 1
1990s 1.01 1.01 1.01 1
2000s 1.09 1.04 1.14 4
2010s 1.25 1.04 1.36 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt?
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban in Egypt was 1.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2015.
What is the lowest public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban?
Egypt ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2019.
Is public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public to private wage gap, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 363 data points, 1985–2021
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