This page shows summary Doing Business data for the selected region in Egypt. The first table shows its rank among three regions. The other tables summarize the key indicators for starting a business, dealing with licenses, and registering property, benchmarked against regional and high-income economy (OECD) averages.
Note: Doing Business uses data from Cairo to calculate Egypt's country rankings.
| Ease of... | Rank among 3 cities in Egypt, Arab Rep. | Top city in Egypt, Arab Rep. |
|---|---|---|
| Doing Business | 3 | Assiut |
| Starting a Business | 3 | Cairo |
| Dealing with Construction Permits | 2 | Assiut |
| Registering Property | 2 | Assiut |
| Indicator | Alexandria | Middle East & North Africa | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 8 | 7.9 | 5.7 |
| Time (days) | 15 | 20.7 | 13.0 |
| Cost (% of income per capita) | 28.6 | 34.1 | 4.7 |
| Min. capital (% of income per capita) | 12.9 | 129.7 | 15.5 |
| Indicator | Alexandria | Middle East & North Africa | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 30 | 18.9 | 15.1 |
| Time (days) | 207 | 159.3 | 157.0 |
| Cost (% of income per capita) | 474.9 | 358.4 | 56.1 |
| Indicator | Alexandria | Middle East & North Africa | OECD Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures (number) | 7 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
| Time (days) | 159 | 36.1 | 25.0 |
| Cost (% of property value) | 1.0 | 5.7 | 4.6 |