The ministry stated that private investment rose to 47.5 percent of total executed investments in FY2024/25, up from 39.6 percent in FY2023/2024, while public investment fell to 43.3 percent.
Planning Minister Rania Al-Mashat said public investment fell from EGP 627.5 billion in FY2023/24 to EGP 526.6 billion, while private investment increased from EGP 474.7 billion to EGP 590.7 billion.
This trend reflects a strategic government focus on rationalizing public expenditure and empowering the private sector to spearhead Egypt’s development.
The ministry added that this realignment supports fiscal consolidation and broadens economic participation.
By prioritizing high-impact public projects and encouraging private sector leadership, Egypt aims to boost efficiency and competitiveness, driving more sustainable growth.
Credit to the private sector also grew, rising 19.9 percent in February 2025 amid falling inflation, before easing to 7.03 percent in June, compared with only 2.24 percent in June 2024.
Industrial lending accounted for 43.22 percent of credit extended to private businesses in February, spotlighting government efforts to back export-oriented industries.
Under Egypt's new five-year Narrative for Economic Development, the government targets increasing the private investment’s share of total investment to 66 percent by 2030, up from 60 percent in the current fiscal plan.
The share of private investment in GDP is projected to reach 11.9 percent in 2030, compared with 9.1 percent in FY2025/2026, representing a 2.8 percent rise.
Al-Mashat reaffirmed that the private sector is a strategic partner in turning policy into projects, investments, and jobs, ensuring inclusive growth and higher living standards.
This shift forms part of a broader government vision to transition Egypt’s economy toward higher productivity sectors with export potential, leveraging advanced infrastructure and redefining the state’s economic role to enhance competitiveness and stimulate private sector engagement.
Egypt is targeting seven percent real GDP growth under its new narrative, with private investment playing a central role.
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