Share of female business owners in Egypt
Egypt: Share of female business owners was 15.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share 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. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female business owners in Egypt is 15.4%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 59th of 72 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female business owners in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.1% | — |
| 2015 | 21.6% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +12.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 15.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.7%, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 15.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.0%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 23.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 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 share of female business owners in Egypt?
- Share of female business owners in Egypt was 15.4% 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 share of female business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- How does Egypt rank for share of female business owners?
- Egypt ranks 59th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female business owners rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of female business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female business is the proportion of female newly registered limited liability company owners out of the total number of newly registered limited liability company owners in the economy in the calendar year.