Share of male business owners in Egypt
Egypt: Share of male business owners was 84.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share 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. Measured in % of total business owners.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 84.6% for share of male business owners in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
That places Egypt 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of male business owners in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total business owners | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 76.9% | — |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | -2.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 84.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 84.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.0%, 99% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 76.9% | 86.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 84.6% | 84.6% | 84.6% | 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 male business owners in Egypt?
- Share of male business owners in Egypt was 84.6% 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 male business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of male business owners recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2014.
- How does Egypt rank for share of male business owners?
- Egypt ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male business owners rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Share of male business owners (% of total business owners). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male business is the proportion of male 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.