Egypt - Income distribution

Income share held by second 20%

The value for Income share held by second 20% in Egypt was 12.80 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.60 in 2012 and a minimum value of 12.50 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 12.50
1995 13.00
1999 12.50
2004 12.70
2008 13.00
2010 13.10
2012 13.60
2015 12.80
2017 12.80

Income share held by third 20%

The value for Income share held by third 20% in Egypt was 16.20 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16.70 in 2012 and a minimum value of 15.80 in 1999.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 16.30
1995 16.40
1999 15.80
2004 16.10
2008 16.20
2010 16.40
2012 16.70
2015 16.00
2017 16.20

Income share held by fourth 20%

The value for Income share held by fourth 20% in Egypt was 21.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21.40 in 1990 and a minimum value of 20.60 in 2015.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 21.40
1995 21.20
1999 20.70
2004 20.80
2008 20.80
2010 21.10
2012 21.20
2015 20.60
2017 21.00

Income share held by highest 20%

The value for Income share held by highest 20% in Egypt was 41.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.10 in 1999 and a minimum value of 38.60 in 2012.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 41.10
1995 39.90
1999 42.10
2004 41.40
2008 40.80
2010 40.10
2012 38.60
2015 41.50
2017 41.00

Income share held by highest 10%

The value for Income share held by highest 10% in Egypt was 26.90 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.30 in 1999 and a minimum value of 24.70 in 2012.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 26.70
1995 26.00
1999 28.30
2004 27.40
2008 27.00
2010 26.10
2012 24.70
2015 27.80
2017 26.90

Income share held by lowest 10%

The value for Income share held by lowest 10% in Egypt was 3.80 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.30 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3.80 in 1990.

Definition: Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 3.80
1995 4.20
1999 3.90
2004 3.90
2008 3.90
2010 4.10
2012 4.30
2015 3.90
2017 3.80

Income share held by lowest 20%

The value for Income share held by lowest 20% in Egypt was 9.00 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 9.80 in 2012 and a minimum value of 8.70 in 1990.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1990 8.70
1995 9.50
1999 8.90
2004 9.00
2008 9.20
2010 9.40
2012 9.80
2015 9.10
2017 9.00

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Income distribution