Gini index in Egypt

The Gini index for Egypt was 28.5 (0 to 100) in 2021.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
Egypt, 2021 28.5 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2019 −3.4points 2019: 31.9 (0 to 100)
Position in 2021 71st of 81 See the full ranking

Gini index in Egypt over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2004 to 2021
Period Egypt
2021 28.5 (0 to 100)
2019 31.9 (0 to 100)
2017 31.5 (0 to 100)
2015 31.8 (0 to 100)
2012 28.3 (0 to 100)
2010 30.2 (0 to 100)
2008 31.1 (0 to 100)
2004 31.8 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 31.9 (0 to 100) in 2019, a change of −3.4 points.
  • Since 1990, when it was 32.0 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −3.5 points.
  • Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Egypt has the 71st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Egypt
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform