Burundi vs Egypt: Tax revenue

Burundi
12.7%
in 2021
Egypt
12.5%
in 2015
Burundi rank
109th
Egypt rank
111th

Tax revenue over time

  • Burundi
  • Egypt
0102030197519982021

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 12.7% against 12.5% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 109th and Egypt ranks 111th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Egypt Difference Ahead
1990s 14.6% 17.4% 2.8% Egypt
2010s 14.3% 13.1% 1.1% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Burundi or Egypt?
Burundi, at 12.7% against 12.5% in Egypt as of 2021.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Burundi and Egypt?
0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Egypt?
13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Burundi and Egypt rank globally for tax revenue?
Burundi ranks 109th and Egypt ranks 111th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.