Suez Canal Bank, «BANK NXT» and «CIB» are the Fastest-Growing Private Sector Banks in Customer Loans Over the Last 5 Years

Suez Canal Bank tops the list.. «BANK NXT» comes in second

Listed banks capture 4 seats among the top ten

Gulf banking groups strengthen their presence.. securing 6 positions among the fastest 10 growing banks

Islamic banks seize 3 seats among the top ten

«CIB» reinforces its leadership in the sector.. largest in portfolio size and value increase over the last 5 years

The «First Bank» list of the fastest-growing private sector banks operating in Egypt in customer financing over the last 5 years revealed that Suez Canal Bank ranked first, with a compound annual growth rate of 47.1%, as its customer loan portfolio rose to EGP 122.37 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 17.77 billion at the end of 2020.

BANK NXT ranked second, with its customer loan portfolio growing at a CAGR of 37.3% over the last 5 years, reaching EGP 48.32 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 9.92 billion at the end of 2020.

The Commercial International Bank «CIB» came in third place with a CAGR of 33.5% over 5 years, as its customer loan portfolio rose to EGP 503.36 billion by the end of 2025, compared to EGP 118.85 billion at the end of 2020.

The «First Bank» list tracked customer financing across 19 private sector banks operating in the Egyptian banking system for which financial data was available over the last 5 years. It showed that all monitored banks achieved positive growth rates, while «FABMISR» and «ABC» were excluded to ensure accuracy of comparison.

The ranking highlighted strong performance by Gulf banking groups operating in Egypt, as Gulf banks secured 6 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks, namely: «Al Ahli Kuwait – Egypt», «Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt», «Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt», «National Bank of Kuwait», «Al Baraka Bank», and «Kuwait Finance House – Egypt».

The data also showed strong performance by banks listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange, as they secured 4 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer loans over the last 5 years, namely Suez Canal Bank, «CIB», «Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank», and «Al Baraka Bank».

Islamic banks secured 3 positions among the top 10 fastest-growing private sector banks in customer financing during 2025, as Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ranked sixth on the list, Al Baraka Bank came in ninth, and Kuwait Finance House ranked tenth.

It is worth noting that private sector banks are defined as banks in which private ownership exceeds 50%, according to data from the Egyptian Ministry of Public Business Sector.