Remittances from Egyptians living abroad are breaking records and redrawing the country's external balance. According to Central Bank of Egypt, expatriate transfers reached 41.5 billion dollars in 2025, compared to 29.6 billion dollars in 2024, or a spectacular increase of 40.5% over one year.

December 2025 alone recorded a new high. historic with 4 billion dollars injected into the economy, compared to 3.2 billion a year ago. As early as July 2025, transfers had reached a monthly peak of 3.8 billion dollars.

According to the Ministry of Emigration, nearly 14 million Egyptian citizens residing abroad. Their remittances constitute now the first foreign currency resource of the State, ahead of tourism revenues and those from the Suez Canal.

This dynamic is accompanied by a strengthening of external fundamentals. The Council of Ministers Media Center indicates that international reserves have reached an unprecedented level of 52.6 billion of dollars in January 2026, compared to 51.5 billion the previous month.

At the same time, the current account deficit increased contracted by 25.9% to $15.4 billion for fiscal year 2024/2025, compared to 20.8 billion in the previous financial year.

Other currency sources also show a clear trend. resumption. Tourism revenue grew by 16.3% to 16.7 billion dollars, while exports jumped 15.6%, reaching 47.5 billion dollars over the first eleven months of 2025, according to data from the CAPMAS.

This recovery comes after the reforms structural measures initiated in March 2024, in particular the decision to let float the exchange rate and the rise in interest rates. These measures allowed to redirect financial flows to the official banking circuit, after a sharp drop in transfers in early 2024 linked to the difference between the official rate and the parallel market.