According to the latest data, the total number of establishments in the informal sector in Egypt aggregated to over 1.98 million between the period before 1960 to 2017. Since 1960, the number of unregistered establishments in the country increased until 2010. Besides, between 2005 and 2010, the number of informal sector enterprises significantly jumped from 238.6 thousand to 676.9 thousand. However, the number dropped drastically in 2015 to a level close to a decade before. The majority operated in the wholesale and retail trade.
Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work
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CAPMAS (Egypt). (April 30, 2020). Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). (2020). Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt). "Number of Informal Sector Enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by Year of Starting Work." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/
CAPMAS (Egypt), Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by year of starting work [Graph], CAPMAS (Egypt), April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295959/number-of-informal-sector-establishments-in-egypt/
