Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Egypt

Egypt: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 73.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
73.9%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
127th
of 191 countries
All-time high
80.1%
in 2013
All-time low
58.5%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Egypt, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 58.52006: 70.82007: 72.72008: 74.42009: 75.92010: 76.62011: 752012: 76.52013: 80.12014: 73.32015: 732016: 75.22017: 71.82018: 702019: 73.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Egypt is 73.9%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Egypt peaked at 80.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2005.

Egypt ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Egypt, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 58.5%
2006 70.8% +21.1%
2007 72.7% +2.7%
2008 74.4% +2.4%
2009 75.9% +2.0%
2010 76.6% +0.8%
2011 75.0% -2.0%
2012 76.5% +2.0%
2013 80.1% +4.7%
2014 73.3% -8.5%
2015 73.0% -0.4%
2016 75.2% +3.0%
2017 71.8% -4.6%
2018 70.0% -2.4%
2019 73.9% +5.5%

Egypt compared with similar countries

  • Egypt's 73.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Egypt's 73.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.4%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.5% 58.5% 75.9% 5
2010s 74.5% 70.0% 80.1% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 124 Philippines 75.8% compare
  2. 125 Tanzania, United Republic of 74.7% compare
  3. 126 Malta 74.4% compare
  4. 128 Iran, Islamic Republic of 73.3% compare
  5. 129 Senegal 73.2% compare
  6. 130 Ukraine 72.6% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Egypt?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Egypt was 73.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2005.
How does Egypt rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Egypt ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.