Egypt’s provisional net international reserves rose to $57.3482 billion at the end of September, the Central Bank of Egypt reported on 7 October. The total increased from $57.2145 billion at the end of August. That was a monthly gain of $133.7 million. The increase was approximately 0.23%.
The September figure was the highest level reported in 2026, according to Ahram Online. From the $51.4516 billion level at the end of December 2025, reserves increased by $5.8966 billion. Ahram reported earlier levels of $55.07 billion in June, $53.13 billion in May and $53.01 billion in April.
RESERVE COMPONENTS SHOW YEAR-ON-YEAR GAINS
Central bank data reported by Arab Finance put gross official reserves at $57.350 billion, compared with $49.536 billion in September 2025. Foreign-currency holdings increased to $39.292 billion from $33.649 billion over the same period. Gold reserves were valued at $17.456 billion, up from $15.843 billion a year earlier, while special drawing rights rose to $602 million from $44 million.
Egypt’s reserve position is supported by several sources of foreign currency, including remittances, export receipts and Suez Canal revenue. Ahram reported that remittances from Egyptians working abroad reached a record $47.3 billion in the 2025-26 financial year, an increase of 29.6% from the previous year. International reserves provide a buffer for external payments and debt service, although the monthly stock does not identify every underlying inflow and outflow.
MODEST MONTHLY RISE REQUIRES CAREFUL INTERPRETATION
The Central Bank of Egypt labelled the September figure provisional. The $133.7 million increase was small relative to the total reserve stock, so it should not be described as a surge. The release establishes the month-end level but does not by itself show how valuation changes, borrowing, debt payments or other flows contributed to the movement.
The next comparable milestone will be the central bank’s end-October reserve update, expected in early November if its regular publication pattern continues. That release will show whether the upward movement persisted after September. Analysts will also watch the composition of reserves and Egypt’s foreign-currency inflows as the country manages external obligations.