# Egypt says private investment share reached 65% of total

> Investment Minister Mohamed Farid said private-sector investment topped EGP 1 trillion last year and FDI was about $15 billion excluding major deals.

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Egypt’s Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh said in an official report published on October 18 that private investment made up about 65% of total investment, compared with a previous average range of 40% to 45%. He said private-sector investment exceeded EGP 1 trillion last year. Farid gave the figures on the sidelines of the launch of the Alam El Roum investment zone on Egypt’s North Coast.

Farid put foreign direct investment at around $15 billion excluding major deals. He also said the private sector employs around 70% or more of Egypt’s workforce and that sustaining annual growth of 5.5% to 6.5% would require investment at about 25% of GDP. These figures are the minister’s statements; the report does not provide calculation methods or period-by-period comparison tables.

## Data

### Investment mix and private-sector targets

Indicators stated by the minister at the Alam El Roum launch, with periods and scope as described in the report.

Methodology: Figures are attributed to the minister in the Egyptian State Information Service report. Approximate and lower-bound qualifiers are retained; no independent calculation is made.

| Indicator | Share |
|---|---|
| Approximate private-investment share of total investment, minister-reported | 65 |

Sources: <https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egypt-s-private-investment-share-rises-to-65-of-total-investments/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-private-investment-share-rises-to-65-october-2026/data/private-investment-share-reported-2026?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-private-investment-share-rises-to-65-october-2026/data/private-investment-share-reported-2026?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Egypt State Information Service (SIS), reporting Investment and Foreign Trade Minister Mohamed Farid Saleh](<https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egypt-s-private-investment-share-rises-to-65-of-total-investments/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-19; Published: 2026-10-18)

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