58 short facts about Egypt's 2025/26 budget
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Egypt’s draft budget for fiscal year 2025/26, set to begin on 1 July 2025, mixes cost‑containment with the biggest public‑investment push in years. The 58 facts below show where the money is going, the ambitions behind each line item, and how the plan compares with the current year.
Fiscal balances and social shields
Petroleum subsidies are set at EGP 150 billion, slightly below this year’s EGP 154.4 billion.
The new subsidy figure reverses a March pledge to slash the outlay to about EGP 71 billion, signalling a policy rethink.
EGP 742.5 billion—up 16.8 percent year‑on‑year—goes to social‑protection programmes.
Food‑subsidy lines climb 19 percent to EGP 160 billion.
Cash‑transfer schemes Takaful and Karama grow 35 percent to EGP 54 billion.
State‑funded medical treatment for low‑income patients rises 50 percent to EGP 15.1 billion.
Miscellaneous sewage‑and‑sanitation service expenses expand 35 percent to EGP 27 billion.
Government contributions to the public‑pension fund reach EGP 227 billion.
Housing allowances for vulnerable families increase 14.3 percent to EGP 13.6 billion.
Extending residential natural‑gas networks receives EGP 3.5 billion.
The rail sector secures EGP 5.2 billion for upgrades.
Student and metro travel passes are subsidised by EGP 1.8 billion.
Passenger‑transport services in Cairo and Alexandria gain EGP 2.5 billion.
Digital transformation drive
The information‑and‑communications‑technology (ICT) ministry is allocated EGP 13 billion.
The ICT sector has been expanding at 15 percent‑plus a year, the fastest of any major industry.
Egypt targets USD 8.5 billion in annual digital exports, including USD 6 billion from outsourced services.
Mobile‑network operators may raise the number of cell towers to roughly 40 000.
200 post offices will become full‑service digital hubs.
The share of citizens using the internet for government transactions should hit 31 percent.
Innovation centres are expected to cover 60 percent of governorates.
A dedicated programme will modernise telecom infrastructure and harden cyber‑defences.
Universal health‑insurance and real‑estate‑tax systems are slated for end‑to‑end automation.
Nationwide skills schemes—Digital Egypt Builders and Digital Egypt Cubs—aim to create a new talent pipeline.
Policymakers frame the ICT push as the cornerstone of efforts to close the digital divide.
Greener and stronger utilities
Electricity and renewable‑energy projects absorb EGP 100 billion in capital spending.
The renewables share of the power mix should rise from 11.5 percent to 16 percent.
Annual electricity generation is projected to reach 235 billion kWh, up from 223 billion kWh.
Grid‑losses are expected to drop from 19.4 percent to 13 percent.
Water and wastewater projects receive EGP 77 billion.
Of that, drinking‑water networks take EGP 27.8 billion …
… while sewerage systems get EGP 49.2 billion.
56 new water‑treatment stations (combined capacity: 1 million m³/day) will be completed.
Engineers will deliver 135 separate sanitation projects.
33 wastewater plants totalling 802 000 m³/day are on the docket.
17 desalination facilities able to process 455 000 m³/day will come online.
A further EGP 3 billion helps factories shift to cleaner energy sources.
Housing and urban renaissance
Ground‑breaking is scheduled for 310 000 new homes.
285 000 of those units are reserved for low‑income households.
Another 11 500 dwellings target middle‑income buyers.
13 500 units fall under the Housing for All Egyptians initiative.
More than 20 brand‑new urban communities are on the drawing board.
The blueprint also prioritises rural infrastructure and upgrades to informal settlements.
Private sector and industry catalyst
Industry‑and‑export promotion grabs EGP 78 billion—the single largest slice aimed at business.
Export rebates soar 93 percent to EGP 44.5 billion under a revamped scheme.
Industrial‑production support balloons 69 percent to EGP 29.6 billion.
Tourism development, including new hotel beds, is backed by EGP 8.4 billion.
Priority industries such as machinery and equipment share EGP 5 billion.
Small and micro‑enterprises receive EGP 5 billion in direct cash incentives.
The budding domestic auto industry is allocated EGP 3 billion.
Big bets on health and learning
Overall health‑sector funding reaches EGP 617.9 billion.
Spending on medicines and medical supplies rises 26 percent to EGP 45 billion.
Pre‑university education commands EGP 684.7 billion.
Universities and other higher‑education bodies secure EGP 358.2 billion.
State spending on scientific research tops EGP 173 billion.
The draft satisfies constitutional minimums for education and health outlays.
Governance, efficiency, and reform
Officials bill the plan as a “budget of growth, stability and partnership with the private sector.”
Large‑scale service‑automation projects are expected to streamline citizen interactions and curb bureaucracy.
Aligned with Egypt’s USD 8 billion IMF programme, the budget doubles down on expanding the private sector’s role in the economy.