Egypt Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population

1990 - 2019 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Egypt Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data was reported at 21.400 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.700 % for 2017. Egypt Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 23.100 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.800 % in 1990 and a record low of 18.300 % in 2012. Egypt Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line is the percentage of a population living in poverty according to the World Bank's Societal Poverty Line. The Societal Poverty Line is expressed in purchasing power adjusted 2017 U.S. dollars and defined as max($2.15, $1.15 + 0.5*Median). This means that when the national median is sufficiently low, the Societal Poverty line is equivalent to the extreme poverty line, $2.15. For countries with a sufficiently high national median, the Societal Poverty Line grows as countries’ median income grows.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

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What was Egypt's Egypt Poverty Headcount Ratio at Societal Poverty Lines: % of Population in 2019?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
21.400 2019 22.700 2017 18.300 2012 28.800 1990 % yearly 1990 - 2019

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Egypt Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 22,049.363 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 5,774.770 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 5.984 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 18.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 3,598.326 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 11,479.575 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 371,522.711 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%) 2.4 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Investment: % of GDP (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 87,010.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 24.367 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 107,905.946 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 92.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 5,257.789 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 5.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 59.730 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Gold Production (kg) 14,718.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2004 - Nov 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 78,496,904.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 0.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 20,289.324 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 301,714.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -15,919.810 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 122.026 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 7.707 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 44.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%) -2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Monthly Earnings (USD) 140 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Population (Person mn) 107.9 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Unemployment Rate (%) 6.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 950.771 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 15,387.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 81,475.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 96,862 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) 12.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Retail Sales Growth (%) 25.1 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) 7,495,088 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024

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