Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 19.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt, 1990–2020
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt stood at 19.1%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt peaked at 21.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1990.
That places Egypt 25th out of 113 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 tax) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.5% | — |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.2% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 31.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 47.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 146,975 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 4,058 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 22.59 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Egypt was 19.1% 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 tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 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 before taxes and benefits.