«ADCB», Suez Canal Bank, and Arab African International Bank are the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years

«ADCB» tops the list, followed by Suez Canal Bank

Banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange secure 4 positions among the top ten

Foreign banking groups strengthen their presence, capturing 7 spots among the fastest-growing 10 banks

Islamic banks secure a single position among the top ten

«CIB» reinforces its leadership in the sector, ranking as the largest in portfolio size and absolute growth over the past five years

The «First Bank» list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in customer deposits over the last five years revealed that Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank «ADCB» topped the ranking, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.9%, as its deposit portfolio increased to EGP 150.49 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 29.08 bn by the end of 2020.

Suez Canal Bank secured second place, with its deposit portfolio growing at a compound annual growth rate of 36.4% over the last five years, reaching EGP 209.04 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 44.34 bn by the end of 2020.

Arab African International Bank ranked third, with a compound annual growth rate of 34.8% over five years, as its deposit portfolio rose to EGP 687.08 bn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 154.30 bn by the end of 2020.

The «First Bank» list monitored total customer deposits at 19 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking sector for which financial data were available over the last five years. All banks under review recorded positive growth rates, while «FABMISR» and «ABC» were excluded to ensure comparability.

The ranking revealed strong performance by foreign banking groups operating in Egypt, as foreign banks captured 7 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: «ADCB», «ADIB-Egypt», «Attijariwafa», «ABK-Egypt», «NBK-Egypt», «Emirates-NBD», and «QNB-Egypt».

The data also showed solid performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, which secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years, namely: Suez Canal Bank, «ADIB-Egypt», «QNB-Egypt», and «CIB».

Islamic banks captured one position among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits over the last five years, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt ranked third on the list.

On the other hand, Commercial International Bank «CIB» ranked as the largest in terms of portfolio size and absolute growth during the period under review, as its deposit portfolio increased by about EGP 765.27 bn over the last five years, reaching EGP 1.11 tn by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 340.09 bn by the end of 2020.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are those in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from Egypt’s Ministry of Public Business Sector.