First Bank’s latest ranking reveals Egypt’s 10 largest banks at end-June 2026
NBE leads the ranking with more than one-third of the sector's assets
Foreign banks secure four places among the top 10
QNB Egypt climbs from fifth to fourth place at end-June 2026
National Bank of Egypt (NBE) topped First Bank’s ranking of Egypt’s 10 largest banks by asset market share at end-June 2026, accounting for more than one-third of the banking sector’s total assets, with a market share of approximately 35.21 per cent.
Banque Misr ranked second, with a market share of approximately 16.31 per cent of Egypt’s total banking sector assets at end-June 2026.
Commercial International Bank – Egypt (CIB) secured third place, with a market share of 6.08 per cent and total assets of approximately EGP 1.68tn at end-June 2026.
The ranking revealed a reshuffle among Egypt’s largest banks, with six institutions changing positions and four retaining their places compared with end-2025.
QNB Egypt climbed from fifth to fourth place, overtaking Arab African International Bank (AAIB), which slipped to fifth. Agricultural Bank of Egypt also advanced from eighth to seventh, while First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) fell from seventh to eighth.
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB-Egypt) moved up from 10th to ninth place.
Returning to the ranking, QNB Egypt ranked fourth, with a 3.84 per cent share of total banking sector assets and an asset base of approximately EGP 1.06tn at end-June 2026.
AAIB followed in fifth place, accounting for 3.75 per cent of the sector’s assets, with approximately EGP 1.04tn.
Banque du Caire retained sixth place, with a market share of 2 per cent and total assets of approximately EGP 552.5bn.
Agricultural Bank of Egypt ranked seventh, accounting for 1.72 per cent of total banking sector assets, with an asset base of EGP 476.86bn.
FAB secured eighth place, with a market share of 1.52 per cent and total assets of approximately EGP 419.99bn.
ADIB-Egypt ranked ninth, accounting for 1.49 per cent of the sector’s assets, with an asset base of approximately EGP 411.85bn.
HSBC completed the top 10, with a market share of 1.29 per cent and total assets of approximately EGP 356.84bn.
Across Egypt’s banking sector, total assets rose 14.7 per cent during the first half of 2026 to EGP 27.66tn at end-June, from EGP 24.12tn at end-2025.
All figures and market shares cited in this analysis are based on the standalone financial statements published by each bank at end-June 2026.
| Egyptian banks by asset market share | End-June 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Bank name | Market share of assets at end-June 2026 |
| 1 |  National Bank of Egypt (NBE) | 35.21% |
| 2 |  Banque Misr | 16.31% |
| 3 |  Commercial International Bank (CIB) | 6.08% |
| 4 | QNB Egypt | 3.84% |
| 5 |  Arab African International Bank (AAIB) | 3.75% |
| 6 |  Banque du Caire | 2.00% |
| 7 |  Agricultural Bank of Egypt | 1.72% |
| 8 |  First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr (FABMISR) | 1.52% |
| 9 |  Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Egypt (ADIB-Egypt) | 1.49% |
| 10 |  HSBC Egypt | 1.29% |
