Stock market return in Egypt
Egypt: Stock market return was -2.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Egypt, 1999–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Egypt is -2.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 89.2% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Egypt peaked at 169.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -36.3%, in 2009.
Egypt ranks 83rd of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Egypt, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | +29.5% |
| 2001 | -33.2% | -613.5% |
| 2002 | -20.7% | -37.6% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -400.6% |
| 2004 | 120.3% | +93.3% |
| 2005 | 169.8% | +41.1% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | -79.0% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -69.8% |
| 2009 | -36.3% | -526.1% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | -152.6% |
| 2011 | -24.8% | -230.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -100.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +15235.5% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +363.8% |
| 2015 | -4.2% | -108.0% |
| 2016 | -1.8% | -56.4% |
| 2017 | 66.8% | -3728.8% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -78.1% |
| 2019 | -7.3% | -149.7% |
| 2020 | -21.3% | +193.0% |
| 2021 | -2.3% | -89.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | -36.3% | 169.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | -24.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -11.8% | -21.3% | -2.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.6% compare
- 82 Malta -2.3% compare
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic -2.8% compare
- 85 Panama -4.9% compare
- 86 Botswana -6.4% compare
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 154,531 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 50.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 145.56 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 13.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 22.11 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 22.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 35.69 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 301.51 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Egypt?
- Stock market return in Egypt was -2.3% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 169.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.3% in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for stock market return?
- Egypt ranks 83rd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.