Egypt, Arab Rep.: Customs and other import duties (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 44.4% in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 20.5% in 1976. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: 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).

All 33 values

Customs and other import duties (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 44.79 billion (2017)
• Israel — 1.75 billion (2024)
• Jordan — 240.1 million (2023)
• Lebanon — 28.92 trillion (2024)
• Morocco — 15.36 billion (2024)
• Saudi Arabia — 24.5 billion (2024)
• United Arab Emirates — 2.14 million (2024)

More public sector data for Egypt, Arab Rep.

• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 697 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 2.5 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 123.24 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.61% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 2 million (2024)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 61.75 billion (2015)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 2.53% (2015)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -262.17 billion (2015)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -10.73% (2015)

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Questions people ask

What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s customs and other import duties (current LCU)?

20.96 billion in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 4,074% from 502 million in 1975 (9.78% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 20.96 billion in 2015 and the lowest 399 million in 1976.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.IMPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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