Egypt vs North America: Other taxes
Egypt
2.5%
in 2015
North America
0.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
35th
North America rank
32nd
Other taxes over time
- Egypt
- North America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.5% against 0.6% in North America, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 4.5 times North America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 35th and North America ranks 32nd of 148 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 1.5% | 6.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 0.9% | 5.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 1.1% | 8.4% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other taxes, Egypt or North America?
- Egypt, at 2.5% against 0.6% in North America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in other taxes between Egypt and North America?
- 1.9%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and North America rank globally for other taxes?
- Egypt ranks 35th and North America ranks 32nd of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.