24 banks operating in the Egyptian market included in First Bank’s list of the Top 100 deposit banks in MENA

A recent ranking issued by First Bank of the Top 100 banks in deposits in the Middle East and North Africa by the end of 2025 revealed the presence of 24 banks operating in the Egyptian market, including 11 local banks carrying Egyptian brands and 13 foreign banking groups operating in Egypt.

The ranking was based on the classification of banks according to the volume of customer deposits announced at the end of 2025 and denominated in U.S. dollars, providing a unified comparison tool between different banking institutions. The ranking also excluded banks for which no official data was available, in order to ensure the accuracy of the results and the reliability of the adopted methodology.

Egyptian banks included in the ranking

The National Bank of Egypt seized the 8th place in the Middle East and North Africa region and ranked first among Egyptian banks, with total deposits amounting to $121.57 billion at the end of 2025.

Banque Misr seized the 17th place in the Middle East and North Africa region and ranked second among Egyptian banks, with deposits reaching $63.49 billion at the end of 2025.

Commercial International Bank–Egypt (CIB) ranked 38th in the Middle East and North Africa region and third among Egyptian banks, with its deposit portfolio reaching around $23.17 billion at the end of 2025.

The Arab African International Bank ranked 48th in the Middle East and North Africa region and fifth among Egyptian banks, with deposits of $14.40 billion at the end of 2025.

Banque du Caire ranked 69th in the Middle East and North Africa region and sixth among Egyptian banks, with a deposit portfolio recorded at $8.41 billion at the end of 2025.

Suez Canal Bank ranked 84th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 12th among Egyptian banks, with deposits recorded at $4.38 billion at the end of 2025.

Faisal Islamic Bank ranked 88th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 13th among Egyptian banks, with deposits of $4.1 billion at the end of 2025.

Bank of Alexandria ranked 90th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 14th among Egyptian banks, with deposits of $3.89 billion at the end of 2025.

Housing and Development Bank ranked 91st in the Middle East and North Africa region and 16th among Egyptian banks, after its deposits recorded around $3.76 billion at the end of 2025.

Export Development Bank of Egypt (EBank) ranked 98th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 19th among Egyptian banks, with total deposits amounting to $3.06 billion at the end of 2025.

The SABA International Bank (saib) ranked 100th in the Middle East and North Africa region and 22nd among Egyptian banks, with deposits of $2.95 billion at the end of 2025.

Banks operating in Egypt with parent groups included in the ranking

Qatar National Bank Group seized the top position in the list, recording about $261.4 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded deposits of about $16.34 billion, ranking 4th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

First Abu Dhabi Bank ranked second, recording about $228.92 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $7 billion, ranking 7th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Emirates NBD Group ranked 3rd in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $214.01 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $3.56 billion, ranking 17th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ranked 7th in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $136.07 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $3.15 billion, ranking 18th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Kuwait National Bank Group ranked 12th in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $84.65 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $3.77 billion, ranking 15th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Kuwait Finance House Group ranked 16th in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $68.3 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $2.96 billion, ranking 20th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Group ranked 18th in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $62.38 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $5.83 billion, ranking 8th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Attijariwafa Bank Group ranked 20th in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $57.81 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $2.76 billion, ranking 23rd among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait Group ranked 51st in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $13.22 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $2.96 billion, ranking 21st among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

Al Baraka Group ranked 73rd in the Middle East and North Africa region, recording about $8.17 billion at the end of 2025, while its subsidiary bank in Egypt recorded a deposit portfolio of about $2.57 billion, ranking 25th among the largest banks in terms of deposits in the Egyptian market at the end of the same year.

It is worth noting that both Mashreq Bank and Arab Bank were included in the list, ranking 22nd and 23rd in the Middle East and North Africa region, with deposits of $55.78 billion and $54.62 billion respectively at the end of 2025. However, neither of them disclosed their subsidiary deposits in Egypt.

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