Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Egypt
Egypt: Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita was 19.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita 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% vs. gdp per capita in Egypt is 19.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Egypt peaked at 21.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 25th of 113 countries on this measure, 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% vs. GDP per capita 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 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19.7% compare
- 23 Taiwan 19.3% compare
- 24 South Africa 19.3% compare
- 26 Rwanda 18.9% compare
- 27 Dominican Republic 18.7% compare
- 28 Bulgaria 18.3% compare
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)
- 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 26.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 23.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 72,495 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7515 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Egypt?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita 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% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 113 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita 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% vs. GDP per capita. 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.