Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Egypt
Egypt: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) 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 (%, year-on-year) 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% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's -2.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.4%. (13 countries reporting)
- Egypt's -2.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +15235.5% | 0.1% | 11.4% |
| 2017 | +3728.8% | -1.8% | 66.8% |
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
More financial sector data for Egypt
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 2.31 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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.