Number of informal sector establishments in Egypt 1960-2017, by sector
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.
According to the latest data, the