The Central Bank of Egypt's (CBE) statistical bulletin shows that credit facilities extended to the government sector rose to EGP 6.183 trillion by the end of May 2026, from EGP 5.506 trillion at the end of December 2025. That is an increase of EGP 677.58 billion, a growth rate of 12.3%.

According to the data, the government sector accounted for about 53.47% of total credit facilities extended by banks (excluding the CBE), which stood at EGP 11.56 trillion at the end of May 2026.

Local-currency credit facilities to the government sector rose to EGP 3.24 trillion by the end of May 2026, from about EGP 3.22 trillion at the end of December 2025, while foreign-currency credit facilities rose to about EGP 2.94 trillion by the end of last May, from about EGP 2.29 trillion at the end of December 2025.

CBE data also showed that total credit facilities extended by banks (excluding the CBE) rose to EGP 11.564 trillion by the end of May 2026, from EGP 10.377 trillion at the end of December 2025, an increase of EGP 1.19 trillion and a growth rate of 11.44%.