Number of male business owners in Egypt
Egypt: Number of male business owners was 31,429 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Number of male 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
In 2020, number of male business owners in Egypt stood at 31,429. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 381.8% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 16th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Number of male business owners in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6,523 | — |
| 2015 | 8,079 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 8,980 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 11,181 | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 22,616 | +102.3% |
| 2019 | 30,513 | +34.9% |
| 2020 | 31,429 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,649 | 6,523 | 30,513 | 6 |
| 2020s | 31,429 | 31,429 | 31,429 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 13 Uzbekistan 58,746 compare
- 14 Pakistan 44,950 compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 33,219 compare
- 17 Zambia 30,057 compare
- 18 Nepal 28,103 compare
- 19 Bangladesh 24,324 compare
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 male business owners in Egypt?
- Number of male business owners in Egypt was 31,429 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 male business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 31,429 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,523 in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for number of male business owners?
- Egypt ranks 16th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.