Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt
Egypt: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 17.2 in 2031. ▼ Falling
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt, 1999–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt is 17.2, measured in 2031.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt peaked at 28.39 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.82, in 2024.
Egypt ranks 21st of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.39 | — |
| 2000 | 27.31 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 26.79 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.16 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 24.91 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 24.36 | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 23.62 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 27.19 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 26.36 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 26.64 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.33 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 23.91 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 20.95 | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 19.72 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 20.61 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 23.17 | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 20.89 | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 19.17 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 20.65 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 19.66 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 19.3 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 18.23 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 18.59 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 16.97 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 15.82 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | 16.11 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 16.63 | +3.2% |
| 2027 | 17.83 | +7.2% |
| 2028 | 17.8 | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 17.48 | -1.8% |
| 2030 | 17.37 | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 17.2 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.39 | 28.39 | 28.39 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.77 | 23.62 | 27.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 | 19.17 | 23.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.47 | 15.82 | 19.2 | 10 |
| 2030s | 17.28 | 17.2 | 17.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 18 Hong Kong, China 20.5 compare
- 19 Brunei Darussalam 20.08 compare
- 20 Singapore 19.57 compare
- 22 Ghana 17 compare
- 23 Chinese Taipei 15.87 compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 15.82 compare
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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Egypt was 17.2 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 28.39 in 1999.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.82 in 2024.
- How does Egypt rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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