Share of female directors in Egypt
Egypt: Share of female directors was 8.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share 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. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 8.8% for share of female directors in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 67th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of female directors in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.1% | — |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.6% | 14.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 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 directors in Egypt?
- Share of female directors in Egypt was 8.8% 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 directors recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for share of female directors?
- Egypt ranks 67th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.