CAIRO, EGYPT / RankWire.AI / – p style=”text-align: justify;”Remittances sent by Egyptians working overseas totaled approximately $29.7 billion during the initial seven months of 2026. According to the Central Bank of Egypt, these inflows represent a 28.1% increase from roughly $23.2 billion recorded in the same period of January through July 2025. The figures reflect money remitted home by Egyptians employed abroad and serve as the latest official data for 2026. The total for this period is about $6.5 billion higher than the amount reported in the corresponding months of 2025.
In July alone, remittances amounted to around $4.5 billion, marking a 20% rise from approximately $3.8 billion in July 2025. This monthly figure continued the upward trend seen earlier in the year. January’s remittances stood at about $3.5 billion, a 21% increase from $2.9 billion the previous year. February recorded inflows of roughly $3.8 billion, which is a 25.7% rise from $3.0 billion in February 2025. Combined, January and February contributed about $7.3 billion to the total remittances for the 2026 calendar year.
On a fiscal-year basis, remittances reached approximately $47.3 billion in 2025/2026, representing a 29.6% increase compared to the $36.5 billion noted in fiscal 2024/2025. In June 2026, inflows were about $4.2 billion, up from $3.6 billion in June 2025, a rise of 15.6%. The total increase for the fiscal year was roughly $10.8 billion. These fiscal-year figures encompass July 2025 through June 2026, whereas the current $29.7 billion total covers January through July 2026.
Remittance inflows continue to grow at double-digit rates
Remittances in December 2025 hit about $4.0 billion, an increase of 24% from $3.2 billion in December 2024. The bank identified this as a monthly record at the time. By January 2026, cumulative inflows for the fiscal year had grown to $25.6 billion, a 28.4% increase from $20.0 billion. By February, the total had risen to about $29.4 billion, up from $23.0 billion a year earlier, marking a 28% growth over the eight-month period.
Official statistics show rising inflows across multiple reporting periods