Colombia vs Egypt: GDP per capita

Colombia
17,495 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Egypt
17,073 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Colombia rank
92nd
Egypt rank
94th

GDP per capita over time

  • Colombia
  • Egypt
05.0k10.0k15.0k195019862023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 17,495 international-$ in 2021 prices against 17,073 international-$ in 2021 prices in Egypt, a difference of 422 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 92nd and Egypt ranks 94th of 184 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 4,880 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,331 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,549 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
1970s 7,359 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,882 international-$ in 2021 prices 5,477 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
1980s 8,532 international-$ in 2021 prices 2,292 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,240 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
1990s 9,129 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,255 international-$ in 2021 prices 4,874 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
2000s 9,970 international-$ in 2021 prices 6,888 international-$ in 2021 prices 3,083 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
2010s 15,154 international-$ in 2021 prices 13,217 international-$ in 2021 prices 1,937 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia
2020s 16,628 international-$ in 2021 prices 16,551 international-$ in 2021 prices 77.52 international-$ in 2021 prices Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Colombia or Egypt?
Colombia, at 17,495 international-$ in 2021 prices against 17,073 international-$ in 2021 prices in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Colombia and Egypt?
422 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for gdp per capita?
Colombia ranks 92nd and Egypt ranks 94th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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