Egypt vs Switzerland: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Egypt
5.6%
in 2022
Switzerland
5.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
126th
Switzerland rank
127th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services, Egypt or Switzerland?
- Egypt, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- 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 income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.