Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and Emirates NBD are the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits during 2025

Suez Canal Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second

Listed banks take 3 spots among the top ten

Foreign groups dominate and secure 8 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks

Islamic banks claim two spots among the top ten

CIB strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value during 2025

The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks in customer deposits during 2025 showed that Suez Canal Bank took the first place with a growth rate of 54.3%. Its customer deposit portfolio rose to 209.04 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 135.47 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB) came in second place with a growth rate of 38.9% during 2025. Its customer deposit portfolio climbed to 278.09 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 200.28 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

Emirates NBD Egypt took the third place, as its customer deposit portfolio increased by 32.5% during last year to reach 169.89 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 128.18 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

The First Bank list tracked the total customer deposits of 21 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data for 2025. It showed that 20 banks achieved positive growth rates, while one bank saw a noticeable decline.

The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as they dominated 8 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Emirates NBD Egypt, ADCB, FABMISR, Attijariwafa Bank, HSBC, Kuwait Finance House – Egypt, and ABK Egypt.

The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 3 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in customer deposits during 2025. These banks are Suez Canal Bank, ADIB Egypt, and saib.

Islamic banks secured two positions among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in deposits during 2025. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank took the second place on the list, while Kuwait Finance House – Egypt came in eighth place.

On the other hand, Commercial International Bank (CIB) was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its deposit portfolio grew by about 137.46 billion EGP during 2025 to reach 1.11 trillion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 967.90 billion EGP at the end of 2024.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are those where the total share of private ownership is more than 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.