{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eg-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eg-gini-index/","title":"Egypt Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2021)","description":"Egypt's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 28.5 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2021, -10.7% vs 2019.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Egypt","2021"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Egypt","temporal_coverage":"1990/2021","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2021","variable_measured":"Egypt Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=EG"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2021"},{"label":"Observations","value":"11"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Egypt"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Egypt (2021)","value":"28.5","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-10.7% vs 2019"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"-10.7%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"11","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Egypt Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":11,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":32},{"period":"1995","value":30.1},{"period":"1999","value":30.8},{"period":"2004","value":31.8},{"period":"2008","value":31.1},{"period":"2010","value":30.2},{"period":"2012","value":28.3},{"period":"2015","value":31.8},{"period":"2017","value":31.5},{"period":"2019","value":31.9},{"period":"2021","value":28.5}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2021","value":"28.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2019","value":"31.9","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2017","value":"31.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2015","value":"31.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2012","value":"28.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2010","value":"30.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2008","value":"31.1","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2004","value":"31.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1999","value":"30.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1995","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1990","value":"32.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Egypt over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2021. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2021 (11 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 32 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 1990 and reached its lowest recorded value of 28.3 in 2012. The latest reading of 28.5 in 2021 represents a change of -3.4."}]}