Egypt, Arab Rep.'s taxes on international trade (current LCU) was 21.87 billion in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 182.34% from 7.75 billion in 2005 (10.94% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.87 billion | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | 14.7 billion | 2010 |
| Ten years earlier | 7.75 billion | 2005 |
| Highest | 21.87 billion | 2015 |
| Lowest | 486 million | 1976 |
| Average since 2006 | 14.78 billion | 2006–2015 |
| First recorded | 536 million |
What the numbers say
In 2015, Egypt, Arab Rep.'s taxes on international trade (current LCU) rose 23.7% on 2014 (from 17.67 billion to 21.87 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1978 to 2014), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 14.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 150.6% in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 19.9% in 1978. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2006 to 2015 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.07 billion a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 22.66 billion for 2018. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2013 to 2015 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1.55 billion, against 3.98 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
What this measures
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-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 36 values
| Year | Taxes on international trade (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 21,867,000,000 |
| 2014 | 17,673,000,000 |
| 2013 | 16,771,000,000 |
| 2012 | 14,788,000,000 |
| 2011 | 13,857,900,000 |
| 2010 | 14,702,600,000 |
| 2009 | 14,091,000,000 |
| 2008 | 14,021,000,000 |
| 2007 | 10,369,500,000 |
| 2006 | 9,653,600,000 |
Taxes on international trade (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 45.92 billion (2017)
- Bahrain — 85.11 million (2020)
- Israel — 1.75 billion (2024)
- Jordan — 240.1 million (2023)
- Lebanon — 28.92 trillion (2024)
- Morocco — 16.08 billion (2024)
- Saudi Arabia — 24.5 billion (2024)
- United Arab Emirates — 10.26 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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Egypt, Arab Rep.'s taxes on international trade (current LCU)?
- 21.87 billion in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 3,980% from 536 million in 1975 (9.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 21.87 billion in 2015 and the lowest 486 million in 1976.
- Is the latest change in taxes on international trade (current LCU) unusual for Egypt, Arab Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.INTT.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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