Income share held by third 20% in Egypt
Egypt: Income share held by third 20% was 16.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Income share held by third 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
In 2021, income share held by third 20% in Egypt stood at 16.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by third 20% in Egypt peaked at 16.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2015.
Egypt ranks 41st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 16.1% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.0% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More poverty & inequality data for Egypt
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 7.1% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 58.5% (2021)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.2% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.4% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by third 20% in Egypt?
- Income share held by third 20% in Egypt was 16.9% 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 third 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share held by third 20% recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for income share held by third 20%?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Is income share held by third 20% rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 third 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.