Revenue, excluding grants in Egypt
Egypt: Revenue, excluding grants was 21.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Revenue, excluding grants in Egypt, 1975–2015
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2015, revenue, excluding grants in Egypt stood at 21.0%.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Egypt peaked at 48.1% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2014.
That places Egypt 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.4% | — |
| 1976 | 32.8% | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 38.0% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 34.4% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 48.1% | +39.8% |
| 1982 | 40.6% | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 37.8% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 34.9% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 27.7% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 23.0% | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | +27.5% |
| 1992 | 32.7% | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 24.3% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 24.8% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 32.8% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 27.7% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.8% | 23.0% | 36.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 24.3% | 28.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 19.9% | 24.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Egypt
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 39.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 46.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 143,044 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 9.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.988 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Egypt?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Egypt was 21.0% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 1981.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Egypt ranks 100th out of 157 countries with data for 2015.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.