Egyptian Stock Market (EGX)
41,829
EGX 30 Index (2025 Close)
All-time high, +41.5% in 2025
EGP 3.25T
Market Capitalization
+42% vs 2024
+41.50%
2025 Annual Return
Record close at 41,829
EGP 1.5T
Trading Value (2025)
+40% YoY
237
Listed Companies
8 new listings in 2025
276K
New Investors (2025)
+20% YoY
EGX 30 Annual Returns
Year-over-year index performance (%) — green for gains, red for losses
Market Capitalization Trend
EGP (trillions) vs USD (billions) — dual axis
EGX 30 Sector Composition
Index weight by sector (%)
Annual Trading Value
Total trading value (EGP billions)
Investor Flows by Type
Net buy/sell by investor category (EGP billions)
MENA Stock Market Comparison
Market capitalization in USD billions (2024)
New Investor Registrations
Annual new accounts opened (thousands)
IPO & New Listings Activity
Number of new listings per year
Market Cap / GDP Ratio
Stock market depth comparison (%)
2024 Returns: EGX vs Peers
Annual index returns comparison (%)
EGX 30 Market Events Timeline
Key events and their impact on index level (2015–2024)
EGX 30 Top 10 Constituents
Index weight by stock (%)
Foreign Ownership Trend
Non-Egyptian ownership of EGX listed equities (%)
Dividend Yield Trend
EGX 30 trailing dividend yield (%) vs long-term average
Trading Turnover Ratio
Annual trading value as % of market cap
EGX 30 vs S&P 500 vs MSCI EM
Cumulative return indexed to 100 (base year 2014)
Sector Returns 2024
EGX sector performance (%)
EGX 30 vs EGX 70 vs EGX 100
Annual returns by index tier (%)
EGP vs USD Returns — The Devaluation Story
EGX 30 returns in local currency vs USD-adjusted (MSCI Egypt)
Key Takeaways
- EGX 30 closed 2025 at an all-time high of 41,829 (+41.5%), capping a remarkable run of +70.5% (2023), +19.5% (2024), and +41.5% (2025) — three consecutive years of strong gains.
- Market capitalization surged from EGP 601B in 2016 to EGP 3.25T by end of 2025 — a 440% increase in nine years, driven by state IPOs and rising foreign inflows.
- CIB (COMI) alone carries approximately 30% of EGX 30 weight, making banking & financials the dominant sector at 30.5% of the index.
- 276,000 new investors registered in 2025, with mobile trading emerging as the primary onramp for younger participants aged 18–30.
- Egypt's market cap/GDP ratio reached 20.6% in 2025 (up from 11% in 2024), but still dwarfed by Saudi Arabia at 250% — signaling significant upside potential.
- Currency story: EGX gained 19.5% in 2024 in EGP but lost 31% in USD — the devaluation gap is the defining feature of Egyptian equities.
- COMI concentration: One stock (CIB) makes up 32% of the EGX 30 — more concentration than most global indices.
- Small caps win: EGX 70 returned +90% in 2023 vs EGX 30's +70.5% — smaller, domestic-focused companies outperformed in the devaluation rally.
Data Sources
Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Annual Reports • CEIC Data • World Bank Open Data • Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) • Central Bank of Egypt • Trading Economics • EGX Fact Book 2024 • MSCI Egypt Index • FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) • SlickCharts (S&P 500)