GDP per employed person in Egypt
Egypt: GDP per employed person was 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in Egypt, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per employed person in Egypt stood at 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in Egypt peaked at 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
Egypt ranks 69th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,836 constant 2021 PPP $ | 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $ | 35,236 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 40,631 constant 2021 PPP $ | 37,623 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,208 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,038 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,086 constant 2021 PPP $ | 58,323 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,838 constant 2021 PPP $ | 58,608 constant 2021 PPP $ | 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Egypt
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 18.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 19.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in Egypt?
- Gdp per employed person in Egypt was 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 60,861 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,333 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for gdp per employed person?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.