Social contributions in Egypt
Egypt: Social contributions was 7.16 billion current LCU in 1995. ◆ Volatile
Social contributions in Egypt, 1975–1995
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 7.16 billion current LCU for social contributions in 1995. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 289.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Egypt peaked at 7.16 billion current LCU in 1995 and was at its lowest, 270.00 million current LCU, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 75th of 112 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 392.80 million current LCU | 270.00 million current LCU | 542.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.82 billion current LCU | 707.00 million current LCU | 3.04 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.08 billion current LCU | 3.41 billion current LCU | 7.16 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 72 Croatia 8.37 billion current LCU compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.17 billion current LCU compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 8.10 billion current LCU compare
- 76 United Arab Emirates 6.87 billion current LCU compare
- 77 Guatemala 6.63 billion current LCU compare
- 78 Tunisia 5.78 billion current LCU compare
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 social contributions in Egypt?
- Social contributions in Egypt was 7.16 billion current LCU in 1995, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 billion current LCU in 1995.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 270.00 million current LCU in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for social contributions?
- Egypt ranks 75th out of 112 countries with data for 1995.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.8%. 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 Social contributions (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.