Number of female business owners in Egypt
Egypt: Number of female business owners was 5,739 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female business owners in Egypt, 2014–2020
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female business owners in Egypt is 5,739, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 192.8% over ten years.
That places Egypt 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female business owners in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,960 | — |
| 2015 | 2,230 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 2,394 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2,800 | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 4,375 | +56.2% |
| 2019 | 4,861 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 5,739 | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,103 | 1,960 | 4,861 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,739 | 5,739 | 5,739 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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 number of female business owners in Egypt?
- Number of female business owners in Egypt was 5,739 in 2020, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,739 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of female business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,960 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for number of female business owners?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female business owners rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.