There are 38 exchanges in Africa, representing 29 nations' capital markets.
22 of the 38 stock exchanges in Africa are members of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA). ASEA members are indicated below by an asterisk (*).
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), founded in 1883, is the oldest stock exchange in Africa. One of the oldest bourses (exchanges) on the continent is the Casablanca Stock Exchange of Morocco, founded in 1929 and the JSE Limited in 1887 and Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya founded in 1954.
Today the top five largest securities exchanges in Africa are Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Egyptian Exchange (EGX), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX), Casablanca stock exchange in Morocco and Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya.
The most recent stock exchange is the Ethiopian Stock Exchange, which opened in 2025. through a public-private partnership.
There are several notable countries on the continent that do not have a stock exchange.
List
| Economy | Exchange | Location | Founded | Listings | Link | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers Stock Exchange | Algiers | 1997 | 6 | SGBV | |
| Angola | Angola Debt and Stock Exchange | Luanda | 2017 | 14 | Bodiva | InfoTech Capizar |
| Botswana | Botswana Stock Exchange* | Gaborone | 1989 | 53 | BSE | |
| Cape Verde | Bolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde* | Praia | 1998 | 4 | BVC | |
| Egypt | Egyptian Exchange* | Cairo, Alexandria | 1883 | 303 | EGX | Nasdaq |
| Eswatini | Eswatini Stock Exchange* | Mbabane | 1990 | 10 | ESE | |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Securities Exchange | Addis Ababa | 2025 | 1 | ESX | |
| Ethiopia Commodity Exchange | 2008 | ECX | ||||
| Cameroon | Bourse des Valeurs Mobilières de l'Afrique Centrale | Duala | 2003 | 7 | BVMAC | |
| Ghana | Ghana Stock Exchange* | Accra | 1990 | 49 | GSE | InfoTech Capizar |
| Ivory Coast | Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières* | Abidjan | 1998 | 45 | BRVM | |
| Kenya | Nairobi Securities Exchange* | Nairobi | 1954 | 162 | NSE | |
| Lesotho | Maseru Securities Market* | Maseru | 2016 | 1 | MSM | |
| Libya | Libyan Stock Market* | Tripoli | 2007 | LSM | ||
| Malawi | Malawi Stock Exchange* | Blantyre | 1995 | 16 | MSE | InfoTech Capizar |
| Mauritius | Stock Exchange of Mauritius | Port Louis | 1988 | 185 | SEM | Millenium Information Technology |
| Morocco | Casablanca Stock Exchange* | Casablanca | 1929 | 94 | CSE | |
| Mozambique | Bolsa de Valores de Moçambique* | Maputo | 1999 | 11 | BVM | |
| Namibia | Namibian Stock Exchange* | Windhoek | 1992 | 53 | NSX | |
| Nigeria | Nigeria Commodity Exchange | Abuja | 1998 | NCX | ||
| NASD OTC Securities Exchange | Lagos | 1998 | 26 | NASD | ||
| Nigerian Exchange Group | 1960 | 328 | NGX | Nasdaq | ||
| Rwanda | Rwanda Stock Exchange | Kigali | 2011 | 10 | RSE | InfoTech Capizar |
| East Africa Exchange | 2014 | EAX | ||||
| Seychelles | Merj Exchange Limited | Victoria | 2012 | 48 | MERJ | |
| Somalia | Somali Stock Exchange | Mogadishu | 2015 | 10 | SSE | |
| South Africa | JSE Limited* | Johannesburg | 1887 | 442 | JSE | |
| A2X Markets* | 2017 | 176 | A2X | |||
| The Integrated Exchange | 2017 | 16 | I-se | |||
| Cape Town Stock Exchange* | Cape Town | 2017 (2021) | 12 | CTSE | ||
| Sudan | Khartoum Stock Exchange* | Khartoum | 1994 | KSE | ||
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange* | Dar es Salaam | 1998 | 29 | DSE | |
| Tunisia | Bourse de Tunis* | Tunis | 1969 | 74 | BVMT | |
| Uganda | Uganda Securities Exchange* | Kampala | 1997 | 20 | USE | |
| ALTX East Africa Exchange | 2013 | 3 | ALTX | |||
| Zambia | Lusaka Stock Exchange* | Lusaka | 1994 | 22 | LuSE | |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Stock Exchange* | Harare | 1948 | 45 | ZSE | InfoTech Capizar |
| Victoria Falls Stock Exchange | Victoria Falls | 2020 | 15 | VFEX | InfoTech Capizar |
Defunct stocks
| Economy | Exchange | Location | Founded | Defunct | Listings | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | Alexandria Stock Exchange | Alexandria | 1888 | 1961 | ||
| Ivory Coast | Bourse des Valeurs d'Abidjan | Abidjan | 1974 | 1997 | ||
| Rwanda | Rwanda Over The Counter Exchange | Kigali | 2008 | 2011 | 3 | |
| Cameroon | Douala Stock Exchange* | Douala | 2001 | 2019 | 2 | DSX |
See also
- Central banks and currencies of Africa
- Economy of Africa
- List of stock exchanges
- Stock exchanges of small economies
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