Egypt: Tax revenue

The latest value from 2015 is 12.52 percent, an increase from 12.22 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 16.45 percent, based on data from 142 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 1975 to 2015 is 16.73 percent. The minimum value, 12.22 percent, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 26.24 percent was recorded in 1981. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutionalunits to government units. 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.