Egypt vs Tunisia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Egypt
42.4%
in 2015
Tunisia
40.8%
in 2012
Egypt rank
55th
Tunisia rank
58th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Egypt
- Tunisia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.4% against 40.8% in Tunisia, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tunisia ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Tunisia ranks 58th of 153 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 20.3% | 2.4% | Tunisia |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 20.6% | 11.5% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 22.2% | 13.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 36.1% | 8.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 41.3% | 3.9% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Egypt or Tunisia?
- Egypt, at 42.4% against 40.8% in Tunisia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Egypt and Tunisia?
- 1.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2012.
- How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Tunisia ranks 58th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.