Egypt vs South Africa: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Egypt
2.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
84th
South Africa rank
86th
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th of 197 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0487 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0301 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0186 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.041 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0565 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1209 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0644 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1985 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3013 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2966 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6559 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3593 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1004 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9719 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4751 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at 2.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 86th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.