Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 17.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 17.9% for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Egypt peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1990.
That places Egypt 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.7% | — |
| 1995 | 16.4% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +18.8% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 17.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 17.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.5%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 19.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.6% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Egypt was 17.9% in 2020, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.