Egypt - Ease of doing business

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in Egypt was 0.238 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.238 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.022 in 2006.

Definition: New businesses registered are the number of new limited liability corporations registered in the calendar year.

Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (http://www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploretopics/entrepreneurship).

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Year Value
2006 0.022
2007 0.032
2008 0.041
2009 0.041
2010 0.049
2011 0.044
2012 0.052
2013 0.052
2014 0.060
2015 0.072
2016 0.081
2017 0.097
2018 0.181
2019 0.228
2020 0.238

Time to obtain an electrical connection (days)

Definition: The average wait, in days, experienced to obtain an electrical connection from the day an establishment applies for it to the day it receives the service.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 133.90
2008 77.20
2013 75.70
2016 76.90

Power outages in firms in a typical month (number)

Definition: Power outages are the average number of power outages that establishments experience in a typical month.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 16.30
2016 1.80
2020 0.80

Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing electrical outages during the previous fiscal year.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 80.90
2016 38.00
2020 28.20

Time required to get electricity (days)

The value for Time required to get electricity (days) in Egypt was 53.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 53.00 in 2009.

Definition: Time required to get electricity is the number of days to obtain a permanent electricity connection. The measure captures the median duration that the electricity utility and experts indicate is necessary in practice, rather than required by law, to complete a procedure.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2009 53.00
2010 53.00
2011 53.00
2012 53.00
2013 53.00
2014 53.00
2015 53.00
2016 53.00
2017 53.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00

Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes (% of firms)

Definition: Firms that do not report all sales for tax purposes are the percentage of firms that expressed that a typical firm reports less than 100 percent of sales for tax purposes; such firms are termed "informal firms."

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 31.82
2008 30.00

Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that were visited or required to meet with tax officials.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 72.80
2016 84.60
2020 76.00

Firms that spend on R&D (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms that spend on research and development.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 2.10
2016 3.20
2020 1.10

Firms experiencing losses due to theft and vandalism (% of firms)

Definition: Percent of firms experiencing losses due to theft, robbery, vandalism or arson that occurred on the establishment's premises.

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2013 7.20
2016 6.10
2020 0.20

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)

Definition: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"

Source: World Bank, Enterprise Surveys (http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/).

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Year Value
2007 23.80
2008 5.30
2013 9.40
2016 13.20
2020 4.60

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits)

Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits) in Egypt was 25.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 28.80 in 2018, while its lowest value was 23.40 in 2013.

Definition: Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 25.40
2006 25.40
2007 25.40
2008 25.60
2009 25.60
2010 25.80
2011 27.10
2012 25.80
2013 23.40
2014 23.90
2015 24.10
2016 24.40
2017 27.30
2018 28.80
2019 25.50

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits)

Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits) in Egypt was 4.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 7.40 in 2006, while its lowest value was 3.50 in 2009.

Definition: Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 7.40
2006 7.40
2007 5.80
2008 3.60
2009 3.50
2010 3.50
2011 3.50
2012 3.50
2013 3.50
2014 4.40
2015 4.40
2016 4.40
2017 4.40
2018 4.40
2019 4.40

Profit tax (% of commercial profits)

Profit tax (% of commercial profits) in Egypt was 14.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 21.60 in 2005, while its lowest value was 13.00 in 2011.

Definition: Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year Value
2005 21.60
2006 13.60
2007 13.90
2008 14.80
2009 13.80
2010 13.20
2011 13.00
2012 13.20
2013 13.20
2014 16.40
2015 16.40
2016 14.70
2017 14.00
2018 13.70
2019 14.40

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment