Private Sector to Lead 83% of Manufacturing Investments In Egypt
Public investment is set at 16.9% under the 2025/2026 plan, which prioritises expanding production capacity and local value added.
Egypt has set a target of EGP 252.8 billion in manufacturing investments for the 2025/2026 fiscal year, marking a 154.1% increase from the EGP 99.5 billion recorded in 2023/2024. The Economic and Social Development Plan designates the private sector as the primary driver of this expansion, with 83% of total manufacturing investment slated to be undertaken by private investors. The government outlines in the plan a strengthened role for private enterprise as a main partner in industrial growth and in raising production capacity. Within the planned investment mix for manufacturing in 2025/2026, public funds account for 16.9%, with the largest share allocated to private capital. The plan ties this allocation to objectives that include deepening local manufacturing and increasing value added within the sector. The plan frames this direction as part of efforts to enhance industrial competitiveness and raise the contribution of manufacturing to gross domestic product. It also states that improving the investment climate is a priority to attract additional local and foreign partnerships over the coming years. These targets and allocations apply to the 2025/2026 fiscal year and are set against the baseline of actual manufacturing investments reported for 2023/2024.
