Taxes on goods and services in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes on goods and services was 140.56 billion current LCU in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Egypt is 140.56 billion current LCU, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 31.7% on the previous year and up 342.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Egypt peaked at 140.56 billion current LCU in 2015 and was at its lowest, 250.00 million current LCU, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 71st of 157 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 | 410.20 million current LCU | 250.00 million current LCU | 696.00 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.61 billion current LCU | 716.00 million current LCU | 2.63 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.72 billion current LCU | 3.11 billion current LCU | 11.86 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.46 billion current LCU | 21.27 billion current LCU | 63.20 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 101.03 billion current LCU | 73.51 billion current LCU | 140.56 billion current LCU | 6 |
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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 taxes on goods and services in Egypt?
- Taxes on goods and services in Egypt was 140.56 billion current LCU 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 140.56 billion current LCU in 2015.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 250.00 million current LCU in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 71st out of 157 countries with data for 2015.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 342.8%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.