Attijariwafa Bank, ADIB Egypt, and ADCB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years

First Bank Ratings Center

4/14/2026 3:54:34 PM

Attijariwafa Bank leads the list and ADIB Egypt comes in second

Listed banks secure 4 spots among the top ten

Foreign groups strengthen their presence and secure 8 positions among the 10 fastest-growing banks

Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten

QNB Egypt strengthens its leadership as the largest in portfolio size and increase value over the last 5 years

The First Bank list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in corporate deposits over the last 5 years showed that Attijariwafa Bank Egypt took the first place. Its Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) reached 45.1%, as its corporate deposit portfolio rose to 86.65 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 13.47 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB) claimed the second place, with its corporate deposit portfolio growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 43.6% over the last 5 years to reach 143.52 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 23.48 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB) came in third place with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 42.6% over 5 years, as its corporate deposit portfolio climbed to 121 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 20.53 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

The First Bank list tracked the total corporate deposits of 19 private banks operating in the Egyptian banking system with available financial data over the last 5 years. It showed that all the studied banks achieved positive growth rates. FABMISR and Bank ABC were excluded for the accuracy of the comparison.

The ranking showed a strong performance by foreign groups operating in Egypt, as foreign banks took 8 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: Attijariwafa Bank, ADIB Egypt, ADCB Egypt, NBK Egypt, ABK Egypt, QNB Egypt, HSBC, and Credit Agricole.

The data also showed a great performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Exchange, as they took 4 spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Suez Canal Bank, QNB, and Credit Agricole.

Islamic banks secured one position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in corporate deposits over the last 5 years, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the second place on the list.

On the other hand, QNB Egypt was the largest in terms of portfolio size and the value of increase during the period. Its corporate deposit portfolio grew by about 368.68 billion EGP over the last 5 years to reach 491.70 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 123.02 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

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.

Evolution of corporate deposit portfolios for private sector banks in Egypt over the last 5 years

#	Bank Name	Corporate Deposits at the end of 2025	Corporate Deposits at the end of 2020	Growth Rate (%)
1	Attijariwafa Bank Egypt	86.65 EGP bn	13.47 EGP bn	45.1 %
2	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt	143.52 EGP bn	23.48 EGP bn	43.63 %
3	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt- ADCB	121 EGP bn	20.53 EGP bn	42.59 %
4	Suez Canal Bank	171.73 EGP bn	33.31 EGP bn	38.82 %
5	NBK Egypt	87.28 EGP bn	17.15 EGP bn	38.45 %
6	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt -ABK Egypt	96.34 EGP bn	22.7 EGP bn	33.52 %
7	Qatar National Bank-QNB	491.7 EGP bn	123.02 EGP bn	31.93 %
8	arab african international bank	390.19 EGP bn	99.19 EGP bn	31.51 %
9	HSBC	143.34 EGP bn	38.45 EGP bn	30.11 %
10	Credit Agricole Egypt	70.2 EGP bn	19.51 EGP bn	29.19 %
11	Emirates NBD Egypt	100.45 EGP bn	29.63 EGP bn	27.66 %
12	Commercial International Bank-CIB	457.95 EGP bn	140.25 EGP bn	26.7 %
13	BANK NXT	45.44 EGP bn	14.71 EGP bn	25.29 %
14	Bank of Alexandria-Alex Bank	35.44 EGP bn	12.33 EGP bn	23.51 %
15	Kuwait Finance House Bank Egypt	103.38 EGP bn	37.63 EGP bn	22.4 %
16	SAIB BANK	86.84 EGP bn	37.64 EGP bn	18.2 %
17	Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt	5.84 EGP bn	2.72 EGP bn	16.53 %
18	EGBANK	80.28 EGP bn	44 EGP bn	12.78 %
19	alBaraka Bank Egypt	39.84 EGP bn	33.87 EGP bn	3.3 %