Egypt’s Health Sector at a Glance

Updated 3/16/2026 9:09:00 AM

In accordance with the Constitution, the Egyptian government places strong emphasis on strengthening human development sectors by allocating no less than 10% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to public spending on health, pre-university education, higher education, and scientific research.

This factsheet provides an overview of Egypt’s health sector, highlighting its key economic and social dimensions, along with government budget allocations directed toward health-related programs and services in the current fiscal year (FY).

Egypt’s public healthcare system includes 677 public hospitals with a combined capacity of 84,225 beds in 2024. The sector employs around 494,671 staff, including 120,351 physicians, 92,375 pharmacists, 43,665 dentists, and 238,280 nursing staff. Emergency response services are supported by 1,744 ambulance centers across the country.
The private healthcare sector also represents a substantial component of Egypt’s medical services network. In 2024, it comprised 1,555 private hospitals, employing approximately 39,165 physicians and 26,018 nursing staff.
The healthcare services sector generated EGP 465.9 billion in GDP in FY 2024/25, reflecting a 4.5% year-on-year (YoY) growth. Despite this growth, the health sector’s contribution to Egypt’s overall GDP remained relatively modest, accounting for only 2.7% of GDP in FY 2024/25.
Government spending on the health sector represents 5.4% of total expenditures in the public budget plan for FY 2025/26. Estimated expenditures of EGP 246.2 billion represent 23% YoY growth, compared to EGP 200.1 billion in the previous FY.
According to the recent data published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMS), the average daily wage rate in healthcare activities reached EGP 202.4 at the end of 2025. As part of a plan to improve the standards of living for health workers, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) allocated EGP 111.3 billion from the sector’s budget to wages and compensation, representing the largest share of sector financing at 45.2%.
In FY 2024/25, the health sector’s contribution to public investments increased slightly to 4.6%, compared to 4.3% during the same period a year earlier.
The Egyptian government announced that the FY 2025/26 investment plan allocates EGP 53.5 billion for investments in the health sector, which represents 87.7% YoY increase.

By: Amina Hussein