Share of male directors in Egypt
Egypt: Share of male directors was 91.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of male 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
In 2020, share of male directors in Egypt stood at 91.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 5th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of male directors in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 85.9% | — |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.9% | 90.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 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 directors in Egypt?
- Share of male directors in Egypt was 91.2% 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 directors recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2015.
- How does Egypt rank for share of male directors?
- Egypt ranks 5th out of 71 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male 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.