Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Egypt

Egypt: Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP was 0.0267 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0267
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
46th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0368
in 2014
All-time low
0.0206
in 1998
Years of data
15
1998–2019

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Egypt, 1998–2019

00.010.020.030.041998200820191998: 0.0212005: 0.0262007: 0.0242008: 0.0242009: 0.0262010: 0.0252011: 0.0312012: 0.032013: 0.0332014: 0.0372015: 0.0362016: 0.0332017: 0.0282018: 0.0272019: 0.027

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Egypt stood at 0.0267.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Egypt peaked at 0.0368 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0206, in 1998.

That places Egypt 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education in Egypt, 1998 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1998 0.0206
2005 0.0264 +27.8%
2007 0.0241 -8.7%
2008 0.0245 +1.7%
2009 0.026 +6.3%
2010 0.0246 -5.4%
2011 0.0308 +24.9%
2012 0.0301 -2.2%
2013 0.0334 +11.0%
2014 0.0368 +10.3%
2015 0.0358 -2.8%
2016 0.0331 -7.5%
2017 0.0284 -14.2%
2018 0.0271 -4.5%
2019 0.0267 -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0206 0.0206 0.0206 1
2000s 0.0253 0.0241 0.0264 4
2010s 0.0307 0.0246 0.0368 10

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  5. 48 Moldova 0.0254 compare
  6. 49 Norway 0.0252 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Egypt?
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp in Egypt was 0.0267 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0368 in 2014.
What is the lowest real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 in 1998.
How does Egypt rank for real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp?
Egypt ranks 46th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
Is real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and ppp rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Real median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, deflated to 2010 and PPP adjusted, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
67 places, 888 data points, 1990–2021
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