Egypt: Taxes on goods and services

The latest value from 2015 is 26.11 percent, an increase from 20.55 percent in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 32.80 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Egypt from 1975 to 2015 is 16.54 percent. The minimum value, 9.07 percent, was reached in 1981 while the maximum of 27.61 percent was recorded in 2011. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.