Egypt - Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Egypt was 12.52 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 26.24 in 1981, while its lowest value was 12.22 in 2014.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 20.52
1976 17.33
1977 25.52
1978 23.07
1979 21.29
1981 26.24
1982 21.70
1983 21.08
1984 18.45
1985 17.25
1986 16.32
1987 14.57
1988 14.35
1989 13.84
1990 13.23
1991 14.74
1992 18.48
1993 18.76
1994 19.05
1995 17.62
1996 17.46
1997 15.96
2002 13.41
2003 13.35
2004 13.84
2005 14.07
2006 15.83
2007 15.35
2008 15.32
2009 15.66
2010 14.13
2011 14.01
2012 12.38
2013 13.50
2014 12.22
2015 12.52

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance