Egypt, Arab Rep.

Ease of Doing Business in

Egypt, Arab Rep.

This page shows summary Doing Business 2012 data for the Arab Republic of Egypt. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 183 economies) and the rankings by each topic. The rest of the tables summarize the key indicators for each topic and benchmark against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.

Economy Overview

Region Middle East & North Africa
Income Category Lower middle income
Population 84,474,427
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,340.00
Doing Business 2012 Rank Doing Business 2011 Rank Change in Rank
110 108 down -2
Topic Rankings DB 2012 Rank DB 2011 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 21 18 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 154 155 up 1
Getting Electricity 101 99 up -2
Registering Property 93 94 up 1
Getting Credit 78 75 up -3
Protecting Investors 79 74 up -5
Paying Taxes 145 139 up -6
Trading Across Borders 64 64 No change
Enforcing Contracts 147 144 up -3
Resolving Insolvency 137 136 up -1

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Starting a Business

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The challenges of launching a business are shown below. Included are: the number of steps entrepreneurs can expect to go through to launch, the time it takes on average, and the cost and minimum capital required as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) per capita.

DB 2012 Rank 21 DB 2011 Rank 18 Change in Rank down-3
Indicator Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to register a firm. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company founders with external parties (for example, government agencies, lawyers, auditors or notaries).

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Procedures (number)
6 8 5

The total number of days required to register a firm. The measure captures the median duration that incorporation lawyers indicate is necessary to complete a procedure with minimum follow-up with government agencies and no extra payments.

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Time (days)
7 20 12

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. It includes all official fees and fees for legal or professional services if such services are required by law.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
5.6 35.0 4.7

The amount that the entrepreneur needs to deposit in a bank or with a notary before registration and up to 3 months following incorporation and is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita.

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Paid-in Min. Capital (% of income per capita)
0.0 86.7 14.1
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Obtain a certificate from an authorized bank 1 day EGP 300
2 Submit documents to the Department of Companies and obtain invoice 1 day see comment
3 Notarize company’s contract 1 day no charge
4 Obtain the notification of incorporation 1 day no charge
5 Register for taxes 1-2 days no charge
6 Register employees with the National Authority of Social Insurance 2 days no charge

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