Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 17.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Egypt is 17.9%, measured 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% before and after tax 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% before and after tax 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% |
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
More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,286 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 7.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 22,109 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4731 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax 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% before and after tax recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 109 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax 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% before and after tax. 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.