BANK NXT, ADIB Egypt, and ADCB are the fastest-growing private sector banks in equity over the last 5 years

First Bank Ratings Center

4/21/2026 2:11:09 PM

BANK NXT 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 half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing banks

Islamic banks claim a single spot among the top ten

CIB 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 equity over the last 5 years showed that BANK NXT took the first place. Its Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) reached 52.1%, as its equity portfolio rose to 15.41 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 1.89 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB) claimed the second place, with its equity portfolio growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 45.5% over the last 5 years to reach 33.65 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 5.16 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank – Egypt (ADCB) came in third place with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 44.5% over 5 years, as its equity portfolio climbed to 18.97 billion EGP at the end of 2025, compared to 3 billion EGP at the end of 2020.

The First Bank list tracked the total equity 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 they took half of the spots among the 10 fastest-growing private banks. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, ADCB Egypt, ABK Egypt, HSBC, and NBK.

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 equity over the last 5 years. These banks are: ADIB Egypt, Suez Canal Bank, CIB, and saib.

Islamic banks secured a single position among the 10 fastest-growing private banks in equity during 2025, with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank taking the second place on the list.

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 equity portfolio grew by about 170.61 billion EGP over the last 5 years to reach 230.01 billion EGP by the end of 2025, compared to 59.40 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 equity portfolios for private sector banks in Egypt over the last 5 years

#	Bank Name	Equity at the end of 2025	Equity at the end of 2020	Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) (%)
1	BANK NXT	15.41 EGP bn	1.89 EGP bn	52.09 %
2	Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank-ADIB Egypt	33.65 EGP bn	5.16 EGP bn	45.51 %
3	Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Egypt- ADCB	18.97 EGP bn	3.01 EGP bn	44.55 %
4	Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Egypt -ABK Egypt	21.96 EGP bn	4.08 EGP bn	40 %
5	Suez Canal Bank	20.27 EGP bn	3.87 EGP bn	39.27 %
6	arab african international bank	141.49 EGP bn	32.12 EGP bn	34.52 %
7	Commercial International Bank-CIB	230.01 EGP bn	59.4 EGP bn	31.1 %
8	HSBC	57.57 EGP bn	15 EGP bn	30.87 %
9	SAIB BANK	19.31 EGP bn	5.54 EGP bn	28.37 %
10	NBK Egypt	30.16 EGP bn	9.06 EGP bn	27.19 %
11	Credit Agricole Egypt	23.58 EGP bn	7.26 EGP bn	26.57 %
12	alBaraka Bank Egypt	15.66 EGP bn	5.03 EGP bn	25.51 %
13	Bank of Alexandria-Alex Bank	35.9 EGP bn	11.54 EGP bn	25.49 %
14	Emirates NBD Egypt	23.01 EGP bn	7.72 EGP bn	24.4 %
15	Qatar National Bank-QNB	112.56 EGP bn	38.45 EGP bn	23.96 %
16	Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt	41.64 EGP bn	14.39 EGP bn	23.68 %
17	Kuwait Finance House Bank Egypt	22.27 EGP bn	8.12 EGP bn	22.34 %
18	Attijariwafa Bank Egypt	14.34 EGP bn	5.51 EGP bn	21.09 %
19	EGBANK	13.54 EGP bn	5.46 EGP bn	19.91 %