Egypt: Income and profits taxes
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| Egypt |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 35.80 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2002 - 2011 |
| Average | 29.32 |
| Min - Max | 22.45 - 35.80 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2011 is 35.8 percent, an increase from 30.23 percent in 2010. In comparison, the world average is 25.37 percent, based on data from 122 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 2002 to 2011 is 29.32 percent. The minimum value, 22.45 percent, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 35.8 percent was recorded in 2011.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 6.79 | 2023 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 26.88 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -7.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Government debt | 95.93 | 2023 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 225.54 | Q3/2024 | billion |
| Tax revenue | 14.01 | 2011 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 44.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 370 | 2019 | hours |
| Number of taxes | 27 | 2019 | taxes |
| Taxes on goods and services | 33.32 | 2011 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 5.54 | 2011 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 35.80 | 2011 | percent |
| Foreign aid | 5,817.10 | 2022 | million U.S. dollars |