Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Egypt

Egypt: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 58.89 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
58.89
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
149th
of 186 countries
All-time high
61.24
in 2013
All-time low
39.24
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Egypt, 2005–2015

02040602005201020152005: 41.12006: 412007: 39.22008: 43.72009: 55.32010: 582011: 57.42012: 602013: 61.22014: 592015: 58.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 58.89 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Egypt peaked at 61.24 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.24, in 2007.

Egypt ranks 149th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Egypt, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 41.05 —
2006 41 -0.1%
2007 39.24 -4.3%
2008 43.7 +11.4%
2009 55.33 +26.6%
2010 57.96 +4.8%
2011 57.44 -0.9%
2012 60.04 +4.5%
2013 61.24 +2.0%
2014 58.98 -3.7%
2015 58.89 -0.2%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 58.89 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 58.89 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.09, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.06 39.24 55.33 5
2010s 59.09 57.44 61.24 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 146 El Salvador 59.35 compare
  2. 147 Pakistan 59.11 compare
  3. 148 Tanzania 59.04 compare
  4. 150 Guinea-Bissau 58.13 compare
  5. 151 Burkina Faso 58.08 compare
  6. 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.55 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Egypt?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Egypt was 58.89 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 61.24 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 39.24 in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Egypt ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.