Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Egypt
Egypt: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.187 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Egypt, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Egypt is 0.187, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Egypt peaked at 0.298 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.031, in 1799.
Egypt ranks 139th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.032 | — |
| 1790 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.032 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.031 | -3.1% |
| 1800 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.031 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.035 | +12.9% |
| 1864 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.037 | +5.7% |
| 1867 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.037 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.042 | +13.5% |
| 1879 | 0.067 | +59.5% |
| 1880 | 0.067 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.069 | +3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.069 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.147 | +113.0% |
| 1884 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.147 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.115 | -21.8% |
| 1901 | 0.114 | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.114 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.121 | +6.1% |
| 1908 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.121 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.102 | -15.7% |
| 1914 | 0.079 | -22.5% |
| 1915 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.079 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.078 | -1.3% |
| 1921 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.078 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.08 | +2.6% |
| 1924 | 0.113 | +41.2% |
| 1925 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.11 | -2.7% |
| 1931 | 0.084 | -23.6% |
| 1932 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.109 | +29.8% |
| 1937 | 0.109 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.124 | +13.8% |
| 1939 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.124 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.148 | +19.4% |
| 1946 | 0.149 | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.149 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.175 | +17.4% |
| 1951 | 0.174 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.148 | -14.9% |
| 1953 | 0.066 | -55.4% |
| 1954 | 0.057 | -13.6% |
| 1955 | 0.057 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.09 | +57.9% |
| 1957 | 0.168 | +86.7% |
| 1958 | 0.153 | -8.9% |
| 1959 | 0.15 | -2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.163 | +8.7% |
| 1961 | 0.148 | -9.2% |
| 1962 | 0.126 | -14.9% |
| 1963 | 0.149 | +18.3% |
| 1964 | 0.177 | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.183 | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.183 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.182 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.182 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.18 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.188 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.202 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.195 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.196 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.207 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.202 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.181 | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.191 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.217 | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.215 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.214 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.219 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.22 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.223 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.224 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.223 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.212 | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.216 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.217 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.215 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.213 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.215 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.215 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.217 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.209 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.209 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.208 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.21 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.212 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.212 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.211 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.212 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.204 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.298 | +46.1% |
| 2013 | 0.187 | -37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.137 | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 0.156 | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.178 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.178 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.176 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.174 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.176 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.18 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.183 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.187 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.186 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.187 | +0.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.187 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.187 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.187, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.032 | 0.032 | 0.032 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.0319 | 0.031 | 0.032 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.031 | 0.031 | 0.031 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0346 | 0.031 | 0.037 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0405 | 0.037 | 0.067 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1234 | 0.067 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.147 | 0.147 | 0.147 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1162 | 0.114 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0939 | 0.079 | 0.121 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0992 | 0.078 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0996 | 0.084 | 0.124 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1364 | 0.124 | 0.149 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1238 | 0.057 | 0.175 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1673 | 0.126 | 0.183 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1996 | 0.188 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2121 | 0.181 | 0.224 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2155 | 0.212 | 0.223 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2109 | 0.208 | 0.217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.19 | 0.137 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1832 | 0.176 | 0.187 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 79.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.469 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 70.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.3425 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0299 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Egypt?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Egypt was 0.187 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.298 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 in 1799.
- How does Egypt rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Egypt ranks 139th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.