Income share held by the richest 10% in Egypt
The richest 10% of people in Egypt received 24.6% of total income or consumption in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Egypt, 2021
24.6%
Change from 2019
−2.9percentage points
Position in 2021
58th of 81
Income share held by the richest 10% in Egypt over time
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Egypt
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 24.6% |
| 2019 | 27.5% |
| 2017 | 26.9% |
| 2015 | 27.8% |
| 2012 | 24.7% |
| 2010 | 26.1% |
| 2008 | 27.0% |
| 2004 | 27.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 27.5% in 2019, a change of −2.9 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 26.7%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Egypt has the 58th highest value.