Starting a business: Time - Women in Egypt
Egypt: Starting a business: Time - Women was 13 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Time - Women in Egypt, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business: time - women in Egypt stood at 13 days.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: time - women in Egypt peaked at 43 days in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12 days, in 2018.
That places Egypt 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Time - Women in Egypt, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 43 days | — |
| 2004 | 43 days | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27 days | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 24 days | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 18 days | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 13 days | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 days | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 days | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 13 days | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.86 days | 13 days | 43 days | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.1 days | 12 days | 17 days | 10 |
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 starting a business: time - women in Egypt?
- Starting a business: time - women in Egypt was 13 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: time - women recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 43 days in 2003.
- What is the lowest starting a business: time - women recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 days in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for starting a business: time - women?
- Egypt ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business: time - women rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business: Time - Women (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The time for women captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five female married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.