Explore Economies in Egypt

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.

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Egypt, Arab Rep. - Assiut

Ease of... Rank among 3 cities in Egypt, Arab Rep. Top city in Egypt, Arab Rep.
Doing Business1 Assiut
Starting a Business 2 Cairo
Dealing with Construction Permits 1 Assiut
Registering Property 1 Assiut
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Starting a Business

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.
Indicator Assiut Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 8 7.9 5.7
Time (days) 14 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

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Dealing with Construction Permits

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.
Indicator Assiut Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 19 18.9 15.1
Time (days) 109 159.3 157.0
Cost (% of income per capita) 475.4 358.4 56.1

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Registering Property

The ease with which businesses can secure rights to property is shown below. Included are the number of steps, time, and cost involved in registering property.
Indicator Assiut Middle East & North Africa OECD Average
Procedures (number) 7 6.1 4.7
Time (days) 33 36.1 25.0
Cost (% of property value) 0.7 5.7 4.6

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