Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

2012 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Central Bank of Egypt

Key information about Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency was set as 18.0 % in Nov 2025
  • Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Jan 2012 to Nov 2025
  • The data is reported by Central Bank of Egypt
  • In the latest reports, Egypt Money Supply M2 increased to 284.5 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Egypt was measured at 30.5 USD bn in Oct 2025.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.3 Months of Import in Oct 2025
  • Egypt Domestic Credit reached 331.0 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increase of 28.1 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 2.1 % in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 2.2 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Egypt reached 7.2 % in Jun 2025, accounting for 7.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Egypt's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Jan 2012 to Nov 2025 in the chart:

Egypt Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Egypt's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Nov 2025?

Reserve Requirement Ratio: Local Currency was set as 18.0 % in Nov 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
18.0 Nov 2025 18.0 Oct 2025 10.0 Sep 2017 18.0 Nov 2025 % monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025

Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Austria (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly May 1993 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Aug 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Belarus (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Aug 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Aug 2025
Botswana (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Brazil (%) 21.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Nov 2025
Brunei (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
China (%) 6.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Colombia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2008 - Nov 2025
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Estonia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
European Union (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
France (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Georgia (%) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Germany (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1979 - Nov 2025
India (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1962 - Nov 2025
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (%) 6.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Oct 2025
Japan (%) 0.8 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1979 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Malawi (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1998 - Nov 2025
Moldova (%) 22.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (%) 29.0 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Nov 2025
Myanmar (%) 3.8 Nov 2025 monthly May 2011 - Nov 2025
Nepal (%) 4.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Oct 2025
Norway (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2011 - Nov 2025
Oman (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Nov 2025
Peru (%) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Nov 2025
Philippines (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly May 1986 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (%) 4.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025
Romania (%) 8.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Russia (%) 4.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025
Serbia (%) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Nov 2025
Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 18.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025
Taiwan (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Thailand (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1964 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
United States (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1980 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2010 - Nov 2025
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025

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Egypt Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -13,919.903 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 15,905.467 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 301,714.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EGP bn) 7,033.941 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EGP bn) 23,665.937 2030 yearly 1998 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (EGP bn) 5,888.026 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Government Budget: ytd: Cash Deficit (EGP mn) -643,829.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Overall Fiscal Balance (EGP mn) -662,274.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Expenditure (EGP mn) 1,507,778.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Revenue (EGP mn) 863,948.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Government Budget: ytd: Financing (EGP mn) 361,831.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Sep 2024
Gross Domestic Debt (EGP mn) 4,742,107.000 Jun 2020 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2020
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.829 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) -3,174.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 3,835.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 694,547.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 317,147.492 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 119,078.622 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 7,009.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 2,686,776.647 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 1,008,906.420 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 197.621 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,474.658 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 34.430 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,570.167 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Aug 2025
Trade Balance: USD (USD mn) -4,150.982 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Dec 2024
Exports: National: EGP (EGP mn) 197,895.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Imports: EGP (EGP mn) 405,548.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 204.348 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 131.347 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 121.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -2,190.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,411.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -514.700 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -85.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,221.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 161,230.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 44.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 30,914.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 8.5 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -19.251 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -293,591.200 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Transfers (USD mn) 8,356.300 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Abroad (USD mn) -73.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account (USD mn) 3,797.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services (USD mn) -10,008.900 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -120.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment in Egypt (USD mn) -104.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
BoP: CF: Capital Account (USD mn) -18.100 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
BoP: CF: Financial Account: Other Net Investment (OI) (USD mn) 1,605.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Services (USD mn) 4,051.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods and Services: Trade Balance (USD mn) -14,060.400 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: Overall Balance (USD mn) -991.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,139.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Medium and Long Term (USD mn) 127,538.500 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Central & Local Government (USD mn) 80,374.000 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Sep 2024
Remittances: Inflow (USD mn) 8,700.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: European Union (EU) (USD mn) 1,182.600 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 264.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: United States of America (USD mn) 1,066.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Arab Countries: Kuwait (USD mn) 105.000 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Other Countries: China (USD mn) 89.900 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: Net: United States of America (USD mn) 622.500 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2021 - Jun 2024
Number of Bankruptcies (Unit) 0.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 75,974.257 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 284,516.067 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 22.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 18.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 29,987.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 8.890 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 17,252.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 300,162.004 Jun 2025 monthly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jun 2005 - Jun 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 331,012.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 27.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 29,854.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 187,954.720 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1996 - Jun 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 29.30 Jun 2025 monthly Apr 1997 - Jun 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
International Reserves: Gross Official Reserves: Foreign Currency (USD mn) 32,905.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Nov 2025
International Reserves: Net (USD mn) 50,216.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Reserve Money: M0 (EGP mn) 2,193,368.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Counterpart Assets: DA: Credit (EGP mn) 13,753,773.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2 (EGP mn) 11,864,638.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Money Supply (M1) (EGP mn) 2,942,028.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Domestic Liquidity: M2: Quasi Money (QM) (EGP mn) 8,922,610.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 12,890,743.659 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1996 - Sep 2024
Banks Loans: excl Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) (EGP mn) 7,727,752.000 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2003 - Sep 2024

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