Egypt, Arab Rep.

Ease of Doing Business in

Egypt, Arab Rep.

This page summarizes Doing Business 2013 data for the Arab Republic of Egypt. The first table lists the overall "Ease of Doing Business" rank (out of 185 economies) and the rankings by each topic. It also lists the economy's distance to frontier (DTF)** measure. 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 82,536,770
GNI Per Capita (US$) 2,600
Doing Business 2013 Rank Doing Business 2012 Rank Change in Rank
109 110 down 1

Doing Business 2013 DTF** (% points) Doing Business 2012 DTF** (% points) Improvement in DTF** (% points)
57.6 57.3 down 0.3
Topic Rankings DB 2013 Rank DB 2012 Rank Change in Rank
Starting a Business 26 23 up -3
Dealing with Construction Permits 165 158 up -7
Getting Electricity 99 98 up -1
Registering Property 95 92 up -3
Getting Credit 83 80 up -3
Protecting Investors 82 79 up -3
Paying Taxes 145 143 up -2
Trading Across Borders 70 64 up -6
Enforcing Contracts 152 152 No change
Resolving Insolvency 139 140 up 1

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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Shown below are the procedures, time, and costs to build a warehouse, including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections, and obtaining utility connections.

DB 2013 Rank 165 DB 2012 Rank 158 Change in Rank down-7
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 61.5 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 61.3 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.2
Indicator Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa OECD

The total number of procedures required to build a warehouse. A procedure is any interaction of the company’s employees or managers with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
22 17 14

The total number of days required to build a warehouse. The measure captures the median duration that local experts indicate is necessary to complete a procedure in practice.

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Time (days)
218 151 143

Cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Only official costs are recorded.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
135.0 305.2 78.7
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 Apply and obtain the Site Validity Certificate 7 days EGP 200
2 Obtain Execution Supervision Certificate from the Syndicate of Licensed Engineers 2 days EGP 1,682
* 3 Obtain project clearance from electricity authority 30 days no charge
* 4 Obtain clearance from Civil Defense and Fire Fighting Authority 30 days no charge
5 Submit building permit application to municipal authority 1 day EGP 7
6 Receive inspection prior to permit issuance from muncipality 1 day no charge
7 Obtain building permit 30 days EGP 2,000
8 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - I 1 day no charge
9 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - II 1 day no charge
10 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - III 1 day no charge
11 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - IV 1 day no charge
12 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - V 1 day no charge
13 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - VI 1 day no charge
14 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - VII 1 day no charge
15 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - VIII 1 day no charge
16 Receive on-site inspection from the municipality - IX 1 day no charge
17 Obtain approval of Certificate of supervision from the Syndicate of Licensed Engineers 1 day no charge
18 Submit certificate obtained from the Syndicate of Licensed Engineers and receive final inspection from the Municipal Authority 15 days no charge
19 Obtain letters from Municipality about water and sewage connection 2 days no charge
20 Register the building with the real estate registry 60 days EGP 2,000
21 Obtain water and sewerage connection 60 days EGP 15,000
* 22 Obtain phone connection 18 days EGP 850
* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.

** The distance to frontier (DTF) measure shows the distance of each economy to the "frontier," which represents the highest performance observed on each of the indicators across all economies included in Doing Business since each indicator was included in Doing Business. An economy’s distance to frontier is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the lowest performance and 100 the frontier. Read more...

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