Customs and other import duties in Egypt
Egypt: Customs and other import duties was 20.95 billion current LCU in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Customs and other import duties in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 20.95 billion current LCU for customs and other import duties in 2015. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 173.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Egypt peaked at 20.95 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 399.00 million current LCU, in 1976.
That places Egypt 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 636.80 million current LCU | 399.00 million current LCU | 958.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.03 billion current LCU | 1.44 billion current LCU | 2.98 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.93 billion current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 8.46 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.85 billion current LCU | 7.21 billion current LCU | 13.50 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 16.05 billion current LCU | 13.45 billion current LCU | 20.95 billion current LCU | 3 |
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More public sector data for Egypt
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 12.5% (2015)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2015)
- Taxes on goods and services 26.1% (2015)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.5% (2015)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -10.7% (2015)
- Interest payments 33.3% (2015)
- Grants and other revenue 43.2% (2015)
- Interest payments 24.2% (2015)
- Other taxes 2.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Egypt?
- Customs and other import duties in Egypt was 20.95 billion current LCU in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 20.95 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 399.00 million current LCU in 1976.
- How does Egypt rank for customs and other import duties?
- Egypt ranks 62nd out of 152 countries with data for 2015.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.4%. 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 Customs and other import duties (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to 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.