Afghanistan vs Egypt: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.4% against 6.1% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 120th and Egypt ranks 117th of 154 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 6.9% | 4.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 6.5% | 3.8% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 6.4% against 6.1% in Afghanistan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th and Egypt ranks 117th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.