Egypt: Poverty ratio

The latest value from 2021 is 33.5 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is 23.91 percent, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 2021 to 2021 is 33.5 percent. The minimum value, 33.5 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 33.5 percent was recorded in 2021. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time. The value of that indicator for 2021 is 33.5 percent.

Definition: National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates from household surveys. For economies for which the data are from EU-SILC, the reported year is the income reference year, which is the year before the survey year.