Number of female directors in Egypt
Egypt: Number of female directors was 1,452 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Number of female directors 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
Egypt recorded 1,452 for number of female directors in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 136.5% over ten years.
That places Egypt 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of female directors in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 614 | — |
| 2015 | 835 | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 916 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 1,180 | +28.8% |
| 2018 | 1,721 | +45.8% |
| 2019 | 1,662 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1,452 | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,155 | 614 | 1,721 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,452 | 1,452 | 1,452 | 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 directors in Egypt?
- Number of female directors in Egypt was 1,452 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 directors recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721 in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of female directors recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 614 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for number of female directors?
- Egypt ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of female directors rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.5%. 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 directors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female directors is the number of female individuals who conduct the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.