Egypt, Arab Rep. — GDP per capita
GDP per Capita (Nominal) for Egypt, Arab Rep., 1960–2025.
GDP per capita for Egypt, Arab Rep. was 3,086 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 4,233 in 2022. The lowest was 142 in 1962 (about 21.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.69% per year.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 160 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 5,348, so Egypt, Arab Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 27% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 19 of 23 economies; Pakistan (1,596) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 27% in 2017. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1976; grown tenfold by 2008. Doubling roughly every 15 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 74th of 111 in 1960 → 105th of 146 in 1970 → 129th of 163 in 1980 → 141st of 192 in 1990 → 124th of 204 in 2000 → 151st of 212 in 2010 → 144th of 210 in 2020 → 138th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,085.81 | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 3,338.47 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,456.79 | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 4,233.31 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 3,827.35 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 3,511.11 | +18.5% |
| 2019 | 2,962.99 | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 2,484.7 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,395.1 | -26.8% |
| 2016 | 3,270.63 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,306.98 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 3,133.39 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 3,025.53 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,996.07 | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 2,590.64 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 2,455.08 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 2,161.64 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 1,896.22 | +22.5% |
| 2007 | 1,547.74 | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 1,298.98 | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 1,105.54 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 991.26 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,031.28 | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1,116.83 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 1,295.14 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1,366.09 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,268.31 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 1,212.82 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 1,146.2 | +13.6% |
| 1996 | 1,008.98 | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 916.33 | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 807.3 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 740.33 | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 680.8 | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 622.83 | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 735.98 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 701.04 | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 633.84 | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 753.72 | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 790.2 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 769.76 | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 689.81 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 648.01 | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 595.92 | +21.5% |
| 1981 | 490.31 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 493.05 | +17.2% |
| 1979 | 420.86 | +18.7% |
| 1978 | 354.67 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 353.4 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 334.61 | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 299.22 | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 243.06 | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 272.18 | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 256.48 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 242.97 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 232.27 | +20.4% |
| 1969 | 192.96 | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 179.77 | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 174.1 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 168.05 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 161.57 | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 157.72 | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 143.93 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 142.41 | -12.5% |
| 1961 | 162.84 | +4.1% |
| 1960 | 156.39 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Egypt, Arab Rep.’s GDP per capita in 1961?
162.84 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Egypt, Arab Rep.’s GDP per capita figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current US$ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Egypt, Arab Rep.’s GDP per capita growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +1873.2% in total — about 4.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3,085.81; 2024: 3,338.47; 2023: 3,456.79; 2022: 4,233.31; 2021: 3,827.35. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD — GDP per Capita (Nominal). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.