Ease of Doing Business in Egypt

The tax and regulatory environment remains more complex than in other countries within the region. The country has different forms of taxation, such as income tax, value added tax, corporate tax, property tax and others, each with its own set of rules, rates and filing requirements. The country’s labour laws and its social security system are also complicated, and dealings with the administrative authorities are further hampered by the fact that Arabic is the sole language used in official government portals for tax, social insurance, customs and the commercial register.

While Egypt has improved in terms of ease of doing business, it’s still ranked above 100, having a score of 60.1 in 2020, an improvement from 54.4 in 2016.