Gdp vs services employment in Egypt

Egypt: Gdp vs services employment was 53.6 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
53.6
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
53.6
in 2012
All-time low
30.2
in 1968
Years of data
53
1960–2012

Gdp vs services employment in Egypt, 1960–2012

0204060196019862012

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gdp vs services employment in Egypt is 53.6, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp vs services employment in Egypt peaked at 53.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.2, in 1968.

Egypt ranks 29th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Gdp vs services employment in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Gdp vs services employment in Egypt, 1960 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1960 33 —
1961 33.4 +1.2%
1962 33.2 -0.6%
1963 32.9 -0.9%
1964 33.1 +0.6%
1965 33.4 +0.9%
1966 31 -7.2%
1967 30.6 -1.3%
1968 30.2 -1.3%
1969 30.5 +1.0%
1970 31.4 +3.0%
1971 31.6 +0.6%
1972 31.7 +0.3%
1973 34.7 +9.5%
1974 34.8 +0.3%
1975 34.7 -0.3%
1976 35.9 +3.5%
1977 36.4 +1.4%
1978 37 +1.6%
1979 37.1 +0.3%
1980 37.7 +1.6%
1981 36.7 -2.7%
1982 37.4 +1.9%
1983 37.9 +1.3%
1984 38.5 +1.6%
1985 39 +1.3%
1986 39.8 +2.1%
1987 41.4 +4.0%
1988 42 +1.4%
1989 43.1 +2.6%
1990 43.7 +1.4%
1991 44 +0.7%
1992 44.1 +0.2%
1993 44.1 +0.0%
1994 44.2 +0.2%
1995 44.4 +0.5%
1996 46.1 +3.8%
1997 46.2 +0.2%
1998 46.4 +0.4%
1999 47.1 +1.5%
2000 47.4 +0.6%
2001 47.9 +1.1%
2002 48.7 +1.7%
2003 49.6 +1.8%
2004 50.2 +1.2%
2005 50.4 +0.4%
2006 51.2 +1.6%
2007 51.8 +1.2%
2008 51.8 +0.0%
2009 52.2 +0.8%
2010 52.8 +1.1%
2011 53.3 +0.9%
2012 53.6 +0.6%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 53.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.2, 1.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 32.13 30.2 33.4 10
1970s 34.53 31.4 37.1 10
1980s 39.35 36.7 43.1 10
1990s 45.03 43.7 47.1 10
2000s 50.12 47.4 52.2 10
2010s 53.23 52.8 53.6 3

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 26 Mexico 60.2 compare
  2. 27 Taiwan 59.7 compare
  3. 28 Bolivia 58 compare
  4. 30 Philippines 52.2 compare
  5. 31 Botswana 50.8 compare
  6. 32 Morocco 48.3 compare

See the full ranking of 44 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp vs services employment in Egypt?
Gdp vs services employment in Egypt was 53.6 in 2012, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gdp vs services employment recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 53.6 in 2012.
What is the lowest gdp vs services employment recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 30.2 in 1968.
How does Egypt rank for gdp vs services employment?
Egypt ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2012.
Is gdp vs services employment rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp vs services employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gdp vs services employment
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
44 places, 2,481 data points, 1801–2015
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