Other taxes in Egypt
Egypt: Other taxes was 2.5% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Other taxes in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2015, other taxes in Egypt stood at 2.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other taxes in Egypt peaked at 10.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 35th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Other taxes in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.2% | — |
| 1976 | 7.9% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 7.4% | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 8.0% | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -27.9% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 7.7% | +16.6% |
| 1988 | 6.9% | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 7.4% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | +31.6% |
| 1991 | 8.7% | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -74.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.4% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 6 |
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More public sector data for Egypt
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.56 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0062 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -24.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.40 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other taxes in Egypt?
- Other taxes in Egypt was 2.5% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other taxes recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest other taxes recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for other taxes?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 148 countries with data for 2015.
- Is other taxes rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. 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 Other taxes (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.