data is composed of the Adult Population Survey and the National Expert Survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
A necessity-driven entrepreneur is one whose motivation to start a business is to earn a living because jobs are scarce. They survey allowed for respondents to select multiple motivations.
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Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Africa and Middle East by country 2019
This statistic shows the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) in African and Middle Eastern countries in 2019, by country. According to the report, necessity driven entrepreneurial activity is defined as the percentage of those involved in total early-stage entrepreneurial activity because there were no better options for work. In 2019, the share of necessity-driven entrepreneurship in Egypt was **** percent.
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Necessity driven entrepreneurial activity in Africa and the Middle East in 2019, by country (as a percentage of total entrepreneurial activity) [Graph], GEM, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/315651/necessity-driven-entrepreneurial-activity-in-sub-saharan-africa/
