Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 5.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt, 1987–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5.6% for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt peaked at 6.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1990.
That places Egypt 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.2% | — |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | +49.9% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.1%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +49.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 123 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.6% compare
- 124 Pakistan 5.6% compare
- 125 Saudi Arabia 5.6% compare
- 127 Switzerland 5.5% compare
- 128 Liechtenstein 5.4% compare
- 129 Botswana 5.3% compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 695.90 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.45 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -66.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in Egypt was 5.6% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Egypt ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.