Egypt Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (2015)
Egypt's Tax Revenue (% of GDP): 12.5 % of GDP in 2015, +0.3pp YoY. World Bank (GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS), 1975–2015.
Egypt (2015)
12.5
% of GDP
+0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
36
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.5 | +0.3pp |
| 2014 | 12.2 | -1.3pp |
| 2013 | 13.5 | +1.1pp |
| 2012 | 12.4 | -1.6pp |
| 2011 | 14 | -0.1pp |
| 2010 | 14.1 | -1.6pp |
| 2009 | 15.7 | +0.4pp |
| 2008 | 15.3 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 15.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2006 | 15.8 | +1.7pp |
| 2005 | 14.1 | +0.3pp |
| 2004 | 13.8 | +0.5pp |
| 2003 | 13.3 | -0.1pp |
| 2002 | 13.4 | -2.6pp |
| 1997 | 16 | -1.5pp |
| 1996 | 17.5 | -0.1pp |
| 1995 | 17.6 | -1.4pp |
| 1994 | 19 | +0.2pp |
| 1993 | 18.8 | +0.3pp |
| 1992 | 18.5 | +3.7pp |
About this Dataset
Egypt recorded 12.5 % of GDP in 2015. The latest change was +0.3pp. Across 1975–2015 the series ranges from 12.2 in 2014 to 26.2 in 1981.
This page tracks total government tax revenue as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks total government tax revenue as a share of GDP in Egypt from 1990 to present. Tax take shapes fiscal capacity, public services quality, and business cost environment. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2015. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2015 (36 observations).
The series peaked at 26.2 % of GDP in 1981 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.2 in 2014. The latest reading of 12.5 in 2015 represents a change of +0.3pp.