What is starting a business - score in Egypt?

Starting a business - score in Egypt was 87.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 87.84 in 2019.

What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2003.

How does Egypt rank for starting a business - score?

Egypt ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Starting a business - Score in Egypt

Name: Starting a business - Score in Egypt
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Egypt: Starting a business - Score was 87.84 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

87.84

Change on year

up 4.8%

World rank

89th

of 188 countries

All-time high

87.84

in 2019

All-time low

in 2003

Years of data

2003–2019

Starting a business - Score in Egypt, 2003–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Egypt is 87.84, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Egypt peaked at 87.84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2003.

That places Egypt 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	53.88	33	79.27	7
2010s	81.83	80.58	87.84	10

Countries ranked near Egypt

86 Hungary 88.19 compare
87 Burkina Faso 88.17 compare
88 Grenada 87.96 compare
90 Romania 87.68 compare
91 San Marino 87.31 compare
92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 87.05 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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)
Commercial service exports 33.52 billion current US$ (2025)
Transport services 49.0% (2025)
Computer, communications and other services 23.0% (2025)

All data for Egypt →

Frequently asked questions

What is starting a business - score in Egypt?: Starting a business - score in Egypt was 87.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 87.84 in 2019.
What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2003.
How does Egypt rank for starting a business - score?: Egypt ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Starting a business - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.