Minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt
Egypt: Minimum capital for starting a business was 0.0% in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt, 2003–2012
Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/). Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
In 2012, minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt peaked at 855.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Egypt 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 855.4% | — |
| 2004 | 815.6% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 739.8% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 694.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -98.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -84.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 445.8% | 0.0% | 855.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 11.7% compare
- 25 Ghana 4.3% compare
- 26 Eswatini 0.4% compare
- 27 Botswana 0.0%
- 27 Burundi 0.0%
- 27 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0%
- 27 Gambia 0.0%
- 27 Kenya 0.0%
- 27 Lesotho 0.0% compare
- 27 Liberia 0.0%
- 27 Madagascar 0.0% compare
- 27 Malawi 0.0%
- 27 Mauritius 0.0%
- 27 Morocco 0.0% compare
- 27 Mozambique 0.0% compare
- 27 Namibia 0.0%
- 27 Nigeria 0.0%
- 27 Rwanda 0.0%
- 27 Seychelles 0.0%
- 27 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 27 South Africa 0.0%
- 27 Sudan 0.0%
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 27 Tunisia 0.0% compare
- 27 Uganda 0.0%
- 27 Zambia 0.0% compare
- 27 Zimbabwe 0.0%
More private sector data for Egypt
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 20.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 52.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 97.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 51.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 51.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 434.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 21.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt?
- Minimum capital for starting a business in Egypt was 0.0% in 2012, according to World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).
- What is the highest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 855.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest minimum capital for starting a business recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for minimum capital for starting a business?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 51 countries with data for 2012.
- Is minimum capital for starting a business rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/), published as part of Minimum capital for starting a business (% of income per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The paid-in minimum capital requirement reflects the amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the country’s income per capita. The amount is typically specified in the commercial code or the company law. Many countries have a minimum capital requirement but allow businesses to pay only a part of it before registration, with the rest to be paid after the first year of operation. For more information, visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/MethodologySurveys/.