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Egypt IBAN Format (EG)

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An Egypt IBAN has 29 characters: EG, two check digits and a 25-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
29 characters
IBAN structure
EG2!n4!n4!n17!n
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
EG38 0019 0005 0000 0000 2631 8000 2

Egypt IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 digits, then 4 digits, then 17 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeEGISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits38Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code00194 characters, national bank identifier
Branch code00054 characters, branch identifier
Account number00000000263180002The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does an Egypt IBAN have?
29 characters: the country code EG, two check digits and a BBAN of 25 characters.
What does an Egypt IBAN look like?
For example EG38 0019 0005 0000 0000 2631 8000 2 on paper, or EG380019000500000000263180002 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in an Egypt IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check an Egypt IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.