Egypt Interest Rate

Last Release

Nov 20, 2025

Actual

Units In

Frequency

Daily

Next Release

Dec 25, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 Days 18 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
27.25 Mar 2024	8.25 Sep 2009	12.6 %	1991-2025	Central Bank of Egypt

In Egypt, interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE). The Central Bank of Egypt official interest rate is the overnight deposit rate. The CBE is committed to achieving, over the medium term, low rates of inflation which it believes are essential for maintaining confidence and for sustaining high rates of investment and economic growth.

Latest Updates

The Central Bank of Egypt kept its overnight deposit rate steady at 21% at its November 2025 meeting, pausing after four consecutive cuts to curb inflationary pressures, anchor expectations, and restore the disinflation path. Analysts had anticipated a 50 bps rate cut to 20.5%. Policymakers noted that annual headline inflation accelerated to 12.5% in October 2025 from 11.7% in September, and that core inflation rose to 12.1% from 11.3% in the previous month. Inflation is projected to inch up as the impact of energy price increases takes hold toward the end of Q4 2025, before gradually declining in H2 2026 toward the CBE target. The Committee also decided to keep the overnight lending rate at 22% and the discount rate unchanged at 21.5%.