Paying taxes: Profit tax in Egypt
Egypt: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 14.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Egypt, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Egypt is 14.4%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Egypt peaked at 21.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2011.
Egypt ranks 107th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.6% | — |
| 2006 | 13.6% | -37.0% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 21.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Egypt?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Egypt was 14.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2011.
- How does Egypt rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Egypt ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.