Egypt vs Switzerland: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP
Egypt
5.6%
in 2022
Switzerland
5.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
126th
Switzerland rank
127th
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Switzerland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Switzerland ahead.
Egypt ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 187 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 5.8% | 2.7% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 6.3% | 1.3% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 5.9% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.6% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services as share of gdp, Egypt or Switzerland?
- Egypt, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services as share of gdp between Egypt and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 126th and Switzerland ranks 127th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.