The latest data from the Sixth Economic Census for the year 2023 showed important information regarding industrial, free and investment zones in Egypt, as the total number of these zones reached 162, distributed between 122 operating zones and 40 non-operating zones, in addition to 10 free zones and 14 investment zones, which include 13 operating zones and one non-operating zone. This information highlights the great diversity in the industrial and investment sector in Egypt.
Data issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics indicate that the total number of establishments in the sixth economic census amounted to about 3.858 million establishments, with the private sector representing 99.85% of the total establishments and a number of up to 3.852 million establishments, while the number of public sector and public business establishments amounted to about 5,917, indicating a percentage of only 0.15%, which reflects the dominance of the private sector on the economic scene.
As for employment, the total number of workers was about 15.234 million people, with the private sector contributing 93.9%, with a number of 14.311 million workers, while the number of workers in the public sector reached about 923.2 thousand workers, which reflects the importance of the private sector in providing job opportunities and containing the largest percentage of workers.
Regarding wages, the total wages amounted to about 744.156 billion pounds, with the private sector contributing 596.719 billion pounds, or 80.2%, while the public sector and public business contributed 19.8%, with a total of about 147.437 billion pounds, which shows the large gap between the two sectors in the field of wages.
Therefore, the importance of this data is clear in clarifying the structure of the labor and investment market in Egypt, which reflects current economic trends and how opportunities and returns are distributed across different sectors.
