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Gross domestic product ( GDP ) per capita based on purchasing-power-parity ( PPP ) increased fourfold between 1981 and 2006, from US $ 1355 in 1981, to US $ 2525 in 1991, to US $ 3686 in 2001 and to an estimated US $ 4535 in 2006.

Based on national currency, GDP per capita at constant 1999 prices increased from EGP 411 in 1981, to EGP 2098 in 1991, to EGP 5493 in 2001 and to EGP 8708 in 2006.

Based on the current US $ prices, GDP per capita increased from US $ 587 in 1981, to US $ 869 in 1991, to US $ 1461 in 2001 and to an estimated US $ 1518 ( which translates to less than US $ 130 per month ) in 2006.

According to the World Bank Country Classification, Egypt has been promoted from the low income category to lower middle income category.