Wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt
Egypt: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 28.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt, 1820–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt is 28.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt peaked at 46.5% in 1910 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 65th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1850s | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 1 |
| 1880s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
| 1900s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 1910s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 1920s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 1930s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 1940s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 1950s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 1960s | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 27.0% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4% | 26.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.3% | 28.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 62 Comoros 28.8% compare
- 63 Central African Republic 28.8% compare
- 64 Costa Rica 28.7% compare
- 66 South Sudan 28.6% compare
- 67 Canada 28.6% compare
- 68 Barbados 28.6% compare
- 68 Latvia 28.6% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.5496 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4515 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.79 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.4223 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9319 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 711.63 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Egypt was 28.6% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1910.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Egypt ranks 65th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.