GDP per person employed in Egypt
Egypt: GDP per person employed was 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Egypt stood at 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Egypt peaked at 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
Egypt ranks 69th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,836 constant 2021 PPP $ | 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $ | 35,236 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 40,631 constant 2021 PPP $ | 37,623 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,208 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,038 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,086 constant 2021 PPP $ | 58,323 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,838 constant 2021 PPP $ | 58,608 constant 2021 PPP $ | 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Egypt
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 9.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Egypt?
- Gdp per person employed in Egypt was 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for gdp per person employed?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.