Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Egypt
Egypt: Gini index of monthly earnings of employees was 0.229 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.229 for gini index of monthly earnings of employees in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Egypt peaked at 0.659 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.212, in 2023.
That places Egypt 87th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.402 | — |
| 2009 | 0.659 | +63.9% |
| 2010 | 0.348 | -47.2% |
| 2011 | 0.333 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.283 | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.299 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.29 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.301 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.269 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.237 | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.217 | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.237 | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.219 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.217 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.212 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.229 | +8.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.229 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.424, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.229 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.23, 100% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5305 | 0.402 | 0.659 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2863 | 0.217 | 0.348 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2228 | 0.212 | 0.237 | 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 monthly earnings of employees in Egypt?
- Gini index of monthly earnings of employees in Egypt was 0.229 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.659 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gini index of monthly earnings of employees recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.212 in 2023.
- How does Egypt rank for gini index of monthly earnings of employees?
- Egypt ranks 87th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of monthly earnings of employees rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 monthly 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.