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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Getting Electricity

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The challenges required for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection for a newly constructed warehouse are shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost.

DB 2013 Rank 99 DB 2012 Rank 98 Change in Rank down-1
DB 2013 DTF** (% points) 66.7 DB 2012 DTF** (% points) 66.5 Improvement in DTF** (% points) up0.2
Indicator Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa OECD

The number of procedures to obtain a permanent electricity connection. A procedure is defined as any interaction of the company employees or the company’s main electrician with external parties.

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Procedures (number)
7 5 5

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.

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Time (days)
54 84 98

The cost is recorded as a percentage of the economy’s income per capita. Costs are recorded exclusive of value added tax.

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Cost (% of income per capita)
396.0 1,147.1 93.0
No. Procedure Time to Complete Associated Costs
1 The client obtains clearance/ certificate from the district or municipality stating that building is conforming to conditions in building permit 1 calendar day no charge
2 The client submits application for electricity connection and awaits estimate of connection fees from South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (SCEDC) 18 calendar days no charge
* 3 The client obtains external inspection by South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (SCEDC) and estimate of the connection fees 1 calendar day no charge
4 The client obtains excavation permit from the district 12 calendar days no charge
* 5 The client obtains approval of the Greater Cairo Utility Data Center 10 calendar days EGP 1,750.0
6 The client obtains external works from South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (SCEDC) 17 calendar days EGP 61,000.0
7 The client signs supply contract and obtains meter installation from South Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (SCEDC) 6 calendar days EGP 1,028.5
* 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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