Taxes on international trade in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes on international trade was 21.87 billion current LCU in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 21.87 billion current LCU for taxes on international trade in 2015. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 182.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Egypt peaked at 21.87 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 486.00 million current LCU, in 1976.
Egypt ranks 63rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Egypt, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 536.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1976 | 486.00 million current LCU | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 1.22 billion current LCU | +150.6% |
| 1978 | 976.00 million current LCU | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 965.00 million current LCU | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.58 billion current LCU | +64.0% |
| 1982 | 1.86 billion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 1.73 billion current LCU | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.03 billion current LCU | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 2.08 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.06 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.93 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 2.54 billion current LCU | +31.4% |
| 1989 | 2.98 billion current LCU | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 3.04 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.42 billion current LCU | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 4.94 billion current LCU | +44.4% |
| 1993 | 5.43 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 6.58 billion current LCU | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 7.35 billion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 8.26 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 8.46 billion current LCU | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.30 billion current LCU | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 8.23 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 9.23 billion current LCU | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 7.75 billion current LCU | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 9.65 billion current LCU | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 10.37 billion current LCU | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 14.02 billion current LCU | +35.2% |
| 2009 | 14.09 billion current LCU | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 14.70 billion current LCU | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.86 billion current LCU | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.79 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 16.77 billion current LCU | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 17.67 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 21.87 billion current LCU | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 836.20 million current LCU | 486.00 million current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.09 billion current LCU | 1.58 billion current LCU | 2.98 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.94 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 8.46 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.08 billion current LCU | 7.30 billion current LCU | 14.09 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.61 billion current LCU | 13.86 billion current LCU | 21.87 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 60 Equatorial Guinea 25.61 billion current LCU compare
- 61 Saudi Arabia 24.50 billion current LCU compare
- 62 Botswana 24.21 billion current LCU compare
- 64 Mozambique 21.23 billion current LCU compare
- 65 Benin 18.27 billion current LCU compare
- 66 Morocco 17.15 billion current LCU 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 taxes on international trade in Egypt?
- Taxes on international trade in Egypt was 21.87 billion current LCU in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.87 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 486.00 million current LCU in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes on international trade?
- Egypt ranks 63rd out of 155 countries with data for 2015.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.