Egypt vs Africa: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Egypt buys about what

$177

buys in Africa, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Africa buys what $56.51 buys in Egypt. Prices across Egypt's economy average 57% of Africa's, so a dollar goes 77% further in Egypt.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureEgyptAfrica
Economy
Population118.4 million1.55 billion54 of 54 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$365 billion$3.15 trillion52 of 54 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$3,086$2,05552 of 54 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$20,204$7,60552 of 54 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%15%27%52 of 54 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$6.55 in the US$3.70 in the US52 of 54 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$7.61 a day2021 survey · $2,778 a year · consumptionMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureEgyptAfrica
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.39 trillion$11.6 trillion52 of 54 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar7.584Egyptian poundMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$3,260$2,00152 of 54 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$19,330$7,38052 of 54 countries

World Bank income groups: Egypt, lower middle income. Africa adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. Africa covers the 51 of its 54 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Egypt
  • Africa
Year-by-year table
YearEgyptAfrica
2025$17,265$6,500
2024$16,798$6,369
2023$16,691$6,298
2022$16,360$6,248
2021$15,579$6,128
2020$15,309$6,041
2019$15,027$6,357
2018$14,488$6,335
2017$14,018$6,291
2016$13,727$6,256
2015$13,426$6,290
2014$13,136$6,250
2013$13,058$6,169
2012$13,077$6,087
2011$13,082$5,957
2010$13,129$5,937
2009$12,728$5,760
2008$12,392$5,715
2007$11,782$5,569
2006$11,212$5,392
2005$10,701$5,219
2004$10,452$5,066
2003$10,250$4,903
2002$10,144$4,810
2001$10,117$4,682
2000$9,982$4,614

Egypt vs Africa: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.