Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt
Egypt: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 74.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
74.9%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
42nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
78.5%
in 2020
All-time low
59.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt stood at 74.9%.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt peaked at 78.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 2008.
That places Egypt 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 59.3% | — |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | -4.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 74.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 74.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 66.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.3% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 72.5% | 77.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 74.9% | 78.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Egypt was 74.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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