Egypt Corporate income tax rate
Egypt Corporate income tax rate is 22.5 percent, in force since 1 Jan 2015. Last checked against the official source on 17 Jul 2026.
Standard/headline corporate income tax rate on resident company profits, from the national revenue authority or tax statute.
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| Current value | 22.5 percent |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2015-01-01 |
| Official source | Egyptian Tax Authority — Income Tax Law No. 91 of 2005 (standard CIT rate set by Law No. 96 of 2015) |
| Last verified | 2026-07-17 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
22.5% standard rate on the net profits of legal persons, in force since the 2015 tax year (Law 96/2015 amending Law 91/2005) and unchanged through 2026; company financial-year basis. CONTEXT — statutory higher rates, not the standard rate: 40% for the Suez Canal Authority, the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Central Bank of Egypt; 40.55% for oil & gas exploration and production companies. eta.gov.eg blocks generic fetchers; rate cross-checked against PwC (reviewed Feb 2026) and Andersen Egypt (2026).
Get it programmatically
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