Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Egypt
Egypt: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 6.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 6.8% for customs and other import duties in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Egypt peaked at 46.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2015.
That places Egypt 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 46.1% | — |
| 1976 | 34.3% | -25.5% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -22.6% |
| 1978 | 34.1% | +28.2% |
| 1979 | 35.7% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 33.4% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 32.2% | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 25.7% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 27.9% | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.0% | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 20.6% | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 19.2% | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -28.8% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -2.2% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 6.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 78% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 6.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.8%, 87% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.4% | 26.6% | 46.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 25.7% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 18.6% | 24.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 14.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Egypt?
- Customs and other import duties in Egypt was 6.8% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for customs and other import duties?
- Egypt ranks 70th out of 151 countries with data for 2015.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.