Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt
Egypt: Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products was 50 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
50
in 2012
All-time low
0
in 2008
Years of data
9
2008–2024
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt, 2008–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt stood at 50. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt peaked at 50 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2008.
Egypt ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 40 | — |
| 2012 | 50 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50 | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 50 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.96, 25.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 50 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.4, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 48 | 40 | 50 | 5 |
| 2020s | 50 | 50 | 50 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More social development data for Egypt
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt?
- Tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products in Egypt was 50 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2008.
- How does Egypt rank for tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tobacco raise taxes: national taxes for tobacco and nicotine products rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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