23 Banks Operating in the Egyptian Market Featured in «First Bank» List of the Top 100 Arab Banks by the End of 2025
First Bank
A recent ranking issued by «First Bank» of the top 100 banks in the Arab world by the end of 2025 revealed the presence of 23 banks operating in the egyptian market, including 10 local banks with Egyptian brands and 13 banks affiliated with foreign groups operating in Egypt.
The ranking was based on ordering banks according to total assets announced by the end of 2025 and denominated in US dollars, providing a unified comparison tool across banking institutions. It also excluded banks for which official data were not available to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the adopted methodology.
Egyptian banks within the ranking
The National Bank of Egypt ranked 7th among Arab banks and 1st among Egyptian banks, with total assets of USD 191.03 bn by the end of 2025.
Banque Misr ranked 14th Arab-wide and 2nd among Egyptian banks, with assets of about USD 90.75 bn by the end of 2025.
The Commercial International Bank – Egypt «CIB» ranked 38th Arab-wide and 3rd among Egyptian banks, with total assets of about USD 30.11 bn by the end of 2025.
Arab African International Bank ranked 47th Arab-wide and 4th among Egyptian banks, with assets of USD 20.01 bn by the end of 2025.
Banque du Caire ranked 70th Arab-wide and 6th among Egyptian banks, with assets of about USD 11.16 bn by the end of 2025.
Suez Canal Bank ranked 86th among Arab banks and 11th among Egyptian banks, with total assets of about USD 5.66 bn by the end of 2025.
Faisal Islamic Bank ranked 87th Arab-wide and 12th among Egyptian banks, with assets of about USD 5.41 bn by the end of the same year.
«ALEXBANK» ranked 91st Arab-wide and 14th among Egyptian banks, with assets of about USD 5.07 bn by the end of 2025.
Housing and Development Bank ranked 93rd among Arab banks and 15th among Egyptian banks, with assets of about USD 4.82 bn by the end of 2025.
Export Development Bank of Egypt «EBank» ranked 97th Arab-wide and 18th among Egyptian banks, with total assets of about USD 4.34 bn by the end of 2025.
Banks operating in Egypt with parent groups included in the ranking
First Abu Dhabi Bank Group ranked 1st on the list, with total assets of about USD 382.23 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 10.15 bn by the end of the same year.
Qatar National Bank Group ranked 2nd, with total assets of about USD 380.67 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 19.18 bn by the end of the same year.
Emirates NBD Group ranked 4th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 317.04 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 4.35 bn by the end of the same year.
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Group ranked 6th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 210.64 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 3.65 bn by the end of the same year.
National Bank of Kuwait Group ranked 8th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 148.14 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 4.71 bn by the end of the same year.
Kuwait Finance House Group ranked 9th, with total assets of about USD 138.88 bn by the end of 2025, while the loan portfolio of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 3.60 bn by the end of the same year.
Attijariwafa Bank Group ranked 15th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 87.23 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 3.25 bn by the end of the same year.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Group ranked 19th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 76.44 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 7.21 bn by the end of the same year.
ABC Group ranked 25th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 49.91 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 1.89 bn by the end of the same period.
Al Baraka Group ranked 37th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 31.01 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 3.06 bn by the end of the same period.
Ahli United Bank Group ranked 45th Arab-wide, with total assets of about USD 22.49 bn by the end of 2025, while the assets of its subsidiary in Egypt reached about USD 3.73 bn by the end of the same period.
It is worth noting that both Mashreq Bank and Arab Bank ranked 13th and 18th Arab-wide, respectively, with total assets of USD 91.11 bn and USD 78.19 bn by the end of 2025, but neither disclosed the size of their operations in Egypt.
