The Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC) has issued a new report in its “Informational Reports” series examining the evolution of digital services in Egypt, the growth of the digital economy and efforts to enhance the citizen experience.
The report highlights Egypt’s gradual transition from “E-Government”, centred on using information technology to deliver services, towards “Digital Government”, which redesigns government services, policies and processes around technology and data while placing citizens at the heart of service design and delivery.
Egypt’s digital transformation is advancing across three parallel tracks: growth of the digital economy, expansion of digital infrastructure and connectivity, and increased actual use of digital government services.
Growth of digital economy
The ICT sector recorded real growth of approximately 13.76 per cent in the 2024/2025 financial year, compared with 8.43 per cent in 2013/2014, maintaining its position among Egypt’s fastest-growing economic sectors.
The value of Egyptian digital exports reached approximately $7.4 billion in 2025, up 7.2 per cent from $6.9 billion in 2024. Outsourcing service exports recorded particularly strong growth, rising from $2.4 billion in 2022 to $4.3 billion in 2024 and $5.2 billion in 2025, more than doubling in three years. The target is approximately $6 billion by 2026.
Expanding infrastructure, usage
Mobile subscriptions reached 125.65 million lines in March 2026, compared with 115.83 million a year earlier, while active mobile internet subscriptions increased to 94.43 million from 86.25 million. Fixed ultra-fast internet subscriptions rose to 12.95 million from 11.87 million.
ICT investment increased substantially, from approximately LE0.75 billion in 2013/2014 to LE27.69 billion in 2024/2025. Fibre-optic connections reached 4.39 million homes in 2024, up 43.46 per cent from 2023, with connections extended to around 18,060 government facilities. Under the “Decent Life” (Hayah Karima) initiative, fibre-optic cables reached 783 villages in 2025, compared with 591 in 2024, an increase of 32.5 per cent.
Usage of the “Digital Egypt” platform also accelerated. By the end of 2025, 210 services were available, compared with 170 in 2024, while users increased by 32.1 per cent to 10.7 million, compared with 8.1 million the previous year. Transactions and enquiries exceeded 25 million in 2025, up 220.5 per cent from approximately 7.8 million in 2024.
During 2025, 38 new digital services were introduced through the platform and other digital channels, covering the Public Prosecution, Traffic Prosecution, notarisation, courts, Commercial Registry, supply and commodities, and housing.
Digital justice, international standing
Remote lawsuits before economic courts increased from approximately 7,690 in 2023 to 33,530 in 2025, more than quadrupling in two years. Automated notarisation branches rose from 566 in 2023 to 691 in 2024, an increase of 22.1 per cent.
Internationally, Egypt ranked 22nd among 197 countries in the 2025 Government Technology Maturity Index and 52nd among 195 countries in the 2025 Government AI Readiness Index. Egypt was also among 12 countries scoring 100 points in the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index and ranked 79th among 154 countries in Speedtest in April 2026.
The report identifies four national priorities: developing digital infrastructure; digitising government and sectoral services; building digital human capital; and fostering innovation and technology-driven entrepreneurship.
From access to impact
Globally, approximately six billion people—74 per cent of the world’s population—used the internet in 2025, up from 71 per cent in 2024, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), although around one quarter remained offline. Internet use reached approximately 94 per cent in high-income countries but only 23 per cent in low-income countries, with rates of 88–93 per cent in Europe, the CIS and the Americas, compared with around 36 per cent in Africa.
Although more than 96 per cent of the global population was covered by mobile networks in 2025, coverage alone does not guarantee usage, with affordability, digital skills and connection quality remaining challenges, particularly in low-income and rural communities.
