Country profile · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · LMC
🇪🇬 Egypt, Arab Rep.
Lower middle income. Capital Cairo. Lower-third GDP/cap (LMC · LONG) - 42 series with wider survey lag risk.
- 116.5 million
- Population
- $389.1 billion
- GDP
- $3,338
- GDP / capita
- 71.8 years
- Life expectancy
Lower-third GDP/cap · LONG
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 41st of 217 by total GDP and 140th for life expectancy - a lower middle income economy in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
- #41
- World GDP rank (of 217)
- $3,338
- GDP per capita
- #140
- Life-expectancy rank
- #13
- Population rank
Egypt, Arab Rep. lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#156 of 214) - LMC · LONG - so national averages need rural/urban caution.
Egypt, Arab Rep. vs all countries by total GDP
Where this economy's World Bank total GDP sits among every country with a positive observation (inventory signal, not a virtue ranking)
$389,059,910,593 41st of 214 higher than 173 of 214 countries
Countries banded by World Bank total GDP (current US$)
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Source World Bank, GDP (current US$) · 2026-08-14
Egypt, Arab Rep. on the global income map
Egypt, Arab Rep. (EGY) sits in the lower GDP/cap third - plotted with largest peers; bubble area = population.
- Egypt, Arab Rep.: GDP per capita $3,338 (2024), life expectancy 71.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- India: GDP per capita $2,695 (2024), life expectancy 72.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- China: GDP per capita $13,303 (2024), life expectancy 78.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United States: GDP per capita $84,534 (2024), life expectancy 78.9 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Indonesia: GDP per capita $4,925 (2024), life expectancy 71.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Pakistan: GDP per capita $1,479 (2024), life expectancy 67.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Nigeria: GDP per capita $1,084 (2024), life expectancy 54.6 years (2024), low income.
- Brazil: GDP per capita $10,311 (2024), life expectancy 76.0 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Bangladesh: GDP per capita $2,593 (2024), life expectancy 74.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Russian Federation: GDP per capita $14,889 (2024), life expectancy 73.4 years (2024), high income.
- Ethiopia: GDP per capita $1,134 (2024), life expectancy 67.6 years (2024), low income.
- Mexico: GDP per capita $14,186 (2024), life expectancy 75.3 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Japan: GDP per capita $32,487 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Philippines: GDP per capita $3,985 (2024), life expectancy 69.9 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Congo, Dem. Rep.: GDP per capita $693 (2024), life expectancy 62.1 years (2024), low income.
- Viet Nam: GDP per capita $4,717 (2024), life expectancy 74.7 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Iran, Islamic Rep.: GDP per capita $5,190 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Turkiye: GDP per capita $15,893 (2024), life expectancy 77.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Germany: GDP per capita $56,104 (2024), life expectancy 80.8 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Thailand: GDP per capita $7,387 (2024), life expectancy 76.6 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- United Kingdom: GDP per capita $53,246 (2024), life expectancy 81.4 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Tanzania: GDP per capita $1,193 (2024), life expectancy 67.2 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- France: GDP per capita $46,103 (2024), life expectancy 83.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- South Africa: GDP per capita $6,267 (2024), life expectancy 66.3 years (2024), upper-middle income.
- Italy: GDP per capita $40,385 (2024), life expectancy 84.0 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Kenya: GDP per capita $2,133 (2024), life expectancy 63.8 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Myanmar: GDP per capita $1,359 (2024), life expectancy 67.1 years (2024), lower-middle income.
- Colombia: GDP per capita $7,951 (2024), life expectancy 77.9 years (2024), upper-middle income, OECD member.
- Korea, Rep.: GDP per capita $36,239 (2024), life expectancy 83.6 years (2024), high income, OECD member.
- Sudan: GDP per capita $985 (2024), life expectancy 66.5 years (2024), low income.
- Uganda: GDP per capita $1,078 (2024), life expectancy 68.5 years (2024), low income.
Overview
Egypt, Arab Rep. has a population of 116.5 million, making it the 13th-most populous country out of 217 tracked in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.
Its economy totals $389.1 billion - ranked 41st globally by total GDP. GDP per capita stands at $3,338, placing it in the Lower middle income category.
Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years (ranked 140th globally), reflecting overall health outcomes as measured by the World Bank.
The capital is Cairo.
👥 Demographics
💰 Economy
🏥 Health
📚 Education
🌍 Environment
🏗️ Infrastructure
⚖️ Social
🌐 Livability Score
One composite verdict from 5 of 5 World Bank series (life expectancy, under-5 mortality, electricity access, clean-water access, homicide rate), each benchmarked against every country tracking that series. A missing series never silently drags the score down: its weight redistributes across the series Egypt, Arab Rep. does report.
- Life expectancy: 9.5 of 56
- Under-5 mortality: 8.2 of 56
- Access to electricity: 18.0 of 56
- Access to clean water: 9.8 of 56
- Safety (homicide rate): 10.7 of 56
All indicators for Egypt, Arab Rep.
42 latest observations from World Bank WDI, WHO GHO, and ILO ILOSTAT (vintage through 2026-08-14). Values match the topic cards above; this table is the machine-readable export view analysts expect on a country profile.
| Topic | Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Population | 116.5 million | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 0-14 | 32.0% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Ages 65+ | 5.1% | 2024 |
| Demographics | Population Density | 115.1/km² | 2023 |
| Demographics | Urban Population | 42.8% | 2024 |
| Economy | Foreign Direct Investment | $46.6 billion | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP (Current USD) | $389.1 billion | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP Growth Rate | 2.4% | 2024 |
| Economy | GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $3,338.474 | 2024 |
| Economy | Government Debt (% of GDP) | 85.8% | 2007 |
| Economy | Inflation (Consumer Prices) | 28.3% | 2024 |
| Economy | Trade (% of GDP) | 39.6% | 2024 |
| Economy | Unemployment Rate | 6.8% | 2024 |
| Health | Health Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.9% | 2023 |
| Health | Infant Mortality Rate | 20.8 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| Health | Life Expectancy at Birth | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| Health | Maternal Mortality Ratio | 17 | 2023 |
| Health | Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.7 per 1,000 | 2020 |
| Health | Stunting Prevalence (under 5) | 12.8 | 2021 |
| Health | Under-5 Mortality Rate | 22.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| Education | Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 3.8% | 2008 |
| Education | Literacy Rate (Adult) | 79.5 | 2022 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Primary) | 96.7 | 2024 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Secondary) | 84.8 | 2024 |
| Education | School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 37.6 | 2024 |
| Education | Youth Literacy Rate | 95.2 | 2022 |
| Environment | CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 2.5 | 2024 |
| Environment | Electric Power Consumption | 1,493 kWh | 2023 |
| Environment | Forest Area | 0.0 | 2023 |
| Environment | Freshwater Withdrawal | 7,750 | 2022 |
| Environment | Renewable Energy Consumption | 6.1% | 2021 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Clean Water | 78.9% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Electricity | 100.0% | 2023 |
| Infrastructure | Access to Sanitation | 57.3% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Internet Users | 74.6% | 2024 |
| Infrastructure | Mobile Subscriptions | 97.1 | 2024 |
| Social | Female Labor Participation | 18.5 | 2024 |
| Social | GINI Index | 28.5 | 2021 |
| Social | Intentional Homicides | 1.3 | 2017 |
| Social | Male Labor Participation | 70.6 | 2024 |
| Social | Net Migration | 123.9K | 2024 |
| Social | Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 1.4% | 2021 |
🫀 Disease Burden
NCD deaths at 767 per 100,000 dominate Egypt, Arab Rep.'s GHO year 2021; no communicable or injury cell is an outlier versus fleet midpoints, so the cause cards stay short. Summary metrics use 2021 data; cause-specific cards show their own observation year.
Non-communicable Diseases
Injuries & External Causes
Sources: WHO Global Health Observatory. NCD mortality rate: 2021. Rates are age-standardized per 100,000 population. Premature NCD risk covers cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease.
Compare Egypt, Arab Rep. with near GDP/cap peers
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Nearest GDP/cap peers and LE poles for Egypt, Arab Rep. (LMC · LONG), replacing the old fixed guide and region clone strip.
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Uzbekistan · LMC
Uzbekistan GDP/cap $3,337 is lower by $1 than Egypt, Arab Rep.; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Honduras · LMC
Honduras GDP/cap $3,416 is higher by $77 than Egypt, Arab Rep.; LE stamp LONG vs LONG.
Sao Tome and Principe · LMC
Sao Tome and Principe GDP/cap $3,503 is higher by $164 than Egypt, Arab Rep.; LE stamp MID vs LONG.
Djibouti · LMC
Djibouti GDP/cap $3,553 is higher by $214 than Egypt, Arab Rep.; LE stamp MID vs LONG.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan WDI roster
Egypt, Arab Rep. stamps LMC · LONG inside Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan - open the region roster after the ABS peers.
GDP/cap leaderboard (#156)
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks #156 of 214 on NY.GDP.PCAP.CD under the LMC Atlas band.
What the data says about Egypt, Arab Rep.
Egypt, Arab Rep. is a lower-middle-income economy, a tier where a large share of economic activity often sits outside formally measured, monetized markets, so official statistics can understate real living standards more than the headline dollar figures suggest. Spread across a large population, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s national averages can obscure enormous variation between its urban centres and its rural regions, so a single national figure should be read as a rough midpoint rather than a description of most people's actual circumstances. The trend across several years of an indicator usually tells a more useful story than any single year's value.
Egypt, Arab Rep. lands in the lower third of GDP/cap (#156 of 214) - LMC · LONG - so national averages need rural/urban caution.
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s 116.5 million people and $389.1 billion GDP (41st) yield $3,338 per person in the lower GDP/cap third. Life expectancy 71.8 years (140th, LONG) and survey lag both matter when reading single-year cells. 42 official points sit in the tables.
Nearest ABS GDP/cap peer: Uzbekistan at $3,337 (Δ $1). Open that profile or the GDP/cap leaderboard before treating any single year as destiny.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data for Egypt, Arab Rep. come from?
Data for Egypt, Arab Rep. is sourced from the World Bank Open Data catalog, WHO Global Health Observatory, and ILO ILOSTAT (for average wages and working hours). These are official, publicly available datasets.
How current is the data for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Survey lag is the binding caveat on Egypt, Arab Rep.: several WDI/WHO cells trail the LMC headline year. Each table cell prints its own observation year; methodology lists cadence per source.
Can I compare Egypt, Arab Rep. with other countries?
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What does GDP per capita tell us about Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s total output divided by its population, in current US dollars - an approximate read on average economic productivity per person. See our methodology page for the PPP-adjustment caveats.
How does Egypt, Arab Rep.'s life expectancy compare to the global average?
71.8 years, ranking 140th of 217 countries tracked - against a global average near 73 years.
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Data sources
Egypt, Arab Rep.'s figures are rendered directly from World Bank, WHO, and ILO data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-14. Primary sources: World Bank Open Data, WHO Global Health Observatory and ILO ILOSTAT.