Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt
Egypt: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.407 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt stood at 0.407.
The figure is up 24.1% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt peaked at 0.673 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.284, in 2018.
That places Egypt 22nd out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.431 | — |
| 2009 | 0.673 | +56.1% |
| 2010 | 0.372 | -44.7% |
| 2011 | 0.416 | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.324 | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.336 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.34 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.384 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.366 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.284 | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 0.459 | +61.6% |
| 2020 | 0.344 | -25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.332 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.324 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.328 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.407 | +24.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.407 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.428, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.552 | 0.431 | 0.673 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3646 | 0.284 | 0.459 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.347 | 0.324 | 0.407 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More work & labour data for Egypt
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0535 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0709 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 85,321 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 68,113 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 100,315 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 101,580 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 201,895 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Egypt was 0.407 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.673 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.284 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Egypt ranks 22nd out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.