Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes on international trade (current LCU) 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 (current LCU) 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 21.87 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 21.87 billion current LCU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.92 billion current LCU, 2.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +150.6% | 486.00 million current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU |
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 Australia 16.95 billion current LCU compare
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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.