Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Egypt
Egypt: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 44.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Egypt, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 44.4% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in 2019.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Egypt peaked at 54.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2013.
Egypt ranks 64th 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: Total tax and contribution rate in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.4% | — |
| 2006 | 46.4% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 40.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 43.0% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.1% | 46.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 61 Ukraine 45.2% compare
- 62 Senegal 44.8% compare
- 63 Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.7% compare
- 65 Malta 44.0% compare
- 66 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.8% compare
- 67 Philippines 43.1% compare
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- 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: total tax and contribution rate in Egypt?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Egypt was 44.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2013.
- How does Egypt rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Egypt ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.