Income share held by second 20% in Egypt
Egypt: Income share held by second 20% was 13.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by second 20% in Egypt, 1990–2021
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 13.5% for income share held by second 20% in 2021.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Egypt peaked at 13.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 20th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.5% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 58.5% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2021)
- Prosperity gap 3.9 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2021)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 16.4% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 16.3% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 1.2% (2021)
- Population living in slums 3.8% (2022)
- Income share held by third 20% 16.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Egypt?
- Income share held by second 20% in Egypt was 13.5% in 2021, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by second 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by second 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.