Nisab Today in EGP

Gold nisab by karat in EGP

Nisab is 85 g of pure gold. Jewellery is alloyed, so the weight you need depends on the karat — the local standard in Egyptian Pound is 21K.

Spot metal value at 2026-09-27; shop prices add making charges and tax. Zakat itself is 2.5% of the value once you are above nisab.

Nisab in Egypt: 21K and a moving exchange rate

Egypt's nisab in pounds moves with two things, not one: the world gold price and the pound's rate against the dollar. It can rise sharply in pounds over a few months while barely changing in dollars, so always use the figure on the day you pay. Egyptian goldsmiths trade 21K, which is 87.5% pure.

Dar al-Ifta publishes a nisab figure periodically and the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House (under Al-Azhar) receives and distributes zakat. Small differences between their figure and this page come from the pricing date. Nisab is measured in pure gold, and jewellery is never pure: multiply each piece's weight by its karat's purity (0.9167 for 22K, 0.875 for 21K, 0.75 for 18K, 0.585 for 14K) before comparing the total with 85 grams. The karat table above gives today's per-gram value of each karat in your currency for a quick valuation.

The zakat year

The zakat year (hawl) is lunar — about 354 days, not 365. Fixing one Hijri date each year (many people use Ramadan) keeps the calculation consistent; paying on a Gregorian anniversary drifts eleven days later every year.

Common situations for zakat payers in Egypt

Bank certificates: the high-yield certificates Egyptian banks sell are the most common savings product, and the question of whether their return is permissible is separate from zakat. The principal is zakatable at 2.5% every year it stays above nisab; scholars who consider the return impermissible say to give it away entirely, not to count it as zakat.

Dollar savings: many Egyptians hold dollars against devaluation. Value them in pounds at the market rate on your zakat date — the rate that day, not the rate you bought at — and add them to your pound balance and gold.

Gold as savings: Egyptians commonly hold 21K bangles and 'gold pound' coins (a 21K coin of 8 grams) as a store of value. Gold held as savings is zakatable by all scholars, whatever form it takes; only jewellery in regular personal use is subject to the difference of opinion.

Where Egyptians pay zakat

Dar al-Ifta announces a nisab figure and answers zakat questions; the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House (Bait al-Zakat wal-Sadaqat) under Al-Azhar receives and distributes zakat; direct payment to poor relatives and neighbours is valid and, for those in need, preferred.

How to use these numbers

If your zakatable wealth in Egyptian Pound — cash in EGP, gold and silver, money owed to you, and business inventory — stays at or above the nisab for one full lunar year, zakat of 2.5% is due. Most scholars recommend checking against the lower silver figure (63,776 EGP today) so that zakat reaches more people.

Calculate exactly what you owe with the zakat calculator, value gold by weight and karat with zakat on gold, or see today's gold price in Egypt.

Nisab in other currencies

Frequently asked questions