Egypt Poverty Rate 1990-2023

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Egypt poverty rate for 2017 was 72.60%, a 8.1% increase from 2015.
  • Egypt poverty rate for 2015 was 64.50%, a 3.3% decline from 2012.
  • Egypt poverty rate for 2012 was 67.80%, a 2.8% decline from 2010.
  • Egypt poverty rate for 2010 was 70.60%, a 6.9% decline from 2008.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
India 85.30%
Lesotho 81.00%
Sao Tome and Principe 79.70%
Djibouti 78.50%
Egypt 72.60%
Kyrgyz Republic 70.30%
Myanmar 68.20%
Indonesia 65.30%
Georgia 53.90%
Honduras 51.20%
Bhutan 39.50%
El Salvador 36.30%
Kosovo 34.20%
Bolivia 21.00%
Moldova 17.50%
Ukraine 10.80%
Egypt Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2017 72.60% 8.10%
2015 64.50% -3.30%
2012 67.80% -2.80%
2010 70.60% -6.90%
2008 77.50% -0.20%
2004 77.70% 7.30%
1999 70.40% -11.40%
1995 81.80% 2.90%
1990 78.90% 2.90%