Egypt vs Middle income: Inflation, consumer prices
Egypt
14.1%
in 2025
Middle income
3.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
16th
Middle income rank
13th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Egypt
- Middle income
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 14.1% against 3.5% in Middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 4.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 10.3% | 7.0% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 3.8% | 8.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 4.7% | 12.0% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Egypt or Middle income?
- Egypt, at 14.1% against 3.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Egypt and Middle income?
- 10.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Middle income rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Middle income ranks 13th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.