Business freedom sub-score of Egypt on the Economic Freedom Index 2000-2020
As of 2020, the business freedom sub-score on the Economic Freedom Index for Egypt was 62. This was a decline of 3.9 points from the preceding year. From 2000 to 2020, the Egyptian value ranged between 39.8 points in 2006 and 71.5 in 2018. Between 2000 and 2007, the Egyptian sub-score was lower than both the African and the world averages. Moreover, from 2008 to 2020, the sub-score was higher than the African average. In comparison to the world average, the business freedom in Egypt was higher between 2009 and 2011, and between 2015 to 2019. According to the index, business freedom in Egypt was considered "moderately free" as of 2020.