Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 26.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2015, taxes on goods and services in Egypt stood at 26.1%.
The figure is up 27.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Egypt peaked at 27.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1981.
That places Egypt 101st out of 156 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.2% | — |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 12.3% | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +30.2% |
| 1981 | 9.1% | -43.1% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | +33.8% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 11.2% | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 11.2% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 11.8% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -23.6% |
| 1992 | 13.5% | +33.5% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 27.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +27.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 26.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 76% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 26.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.5%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 16.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 12.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 10.1% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.4% | 23.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 20.6% | 27.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 98 New Zealand 26.4% compare
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- 102 Mongolia 25.9% compare
- 103 Guinea-Bissau 25.8%
- 104 Eswatini 25.8% compare
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- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Egypt?
- Taxes on goods and services in Egypt was 26.1% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1981.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 101st out of 156 countries with data for 2015.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.