Official diplomatic relation between both countries date back from 1906, with the opening of a Swiss trade mission in Egypt.

Egypt has an embassy in Bern and a general consulate in Geneva.

Switzerland is Egypt's seventh-largest foreign investor.

Bilateral trade volume was 1.5 billion USD in 2022, making Egypt Switzerland's largest trading partner in the African contient.

[5] The Swiss Federal Police "later determined that Osama bin Laden had financed the operation".