Egypt: informal sector establishments by sector | Statista

According to the latest data, the total number of informal establishments in Egypt aggregated to over 1.98 million from before 1960 to 2017. The majority of these establishments operated in the wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles category, specifically in the retail trade. Moreover, manufacturing and agriculture followed with around 281 thousand and 98 thousand different enterprises.

Number of informal sector enterprises in Egypt from before 1960 to 2017, by sector

Characteristic	Number of establishments
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	1,177,457
Manufacturing	280,623
Other service activities	223,115
Accommodation and food service activities	103,385
Agriculture	98,038
Human health and social work activities	19,811
Administrative and support service activities	18,615
Arts, entertainment and recreation	16,131
Transportation and storage	10,817
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9,397
Education	9,012
Real estate activities	8,820
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4,573
Construction	2,199
Information and communication	1,531
Financial and insurance activities	0
Mining and quarrying	0
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	0
Total	1,983,524

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April 2020

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before 1960 to 2017

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