Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 19.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
19.5%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
103rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2008
All-time low
19.5%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt is 19.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt peaked at 55.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2022.
Egypt ranks 103rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55.6% | — |
| 2010 | 31.2% | -43.8% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.6% | 55.6% | 55.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.8% | 31.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.5% | 23.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 100 Chad 20.0% compare
- 100 Ethiopia 20.0% compare
- 102 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.0% compare
- 104 Kenya 19.1% compare
- 105 Dominican Republic 18.4% compare
- 106 Turkmenistan 18.3% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0477 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.041 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Egypt was 19.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2022.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Egypt ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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