Data from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) show that gold held in the foreign reserves stood at about USD 17.456 billion at the end of September 2026, compared with USD 18.166 billion at the end of December 2025.

The data also showed that foreign currencies within Egypt's foreign reserves rose to USD 39.3 billion at the end of last September, compared with USD 33.232 billion at the end of 2025, an increase of USD 6.06 billion over 9 months.

Gold in Egypt's foreign reserves had risen to USD 18.166 billion at the end of December 2025, from USD 10.644 billion at the end of December 2024, strong annual growth of about 70.67%, as reliance on gold as a safe component of the reserves increased.

The CBE also announced that net international reserves rose to about USD 57.35 billion at the end of September 2026, continuing to post high levels of foreign reserves.