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 TechnologyAlgiers Stock ExchangeAlgiers1997 6SGBVAngola Debt and Stock ExchangeLuanda2017 14Bodiva InfoTech CapizarBotswana Stock Exchange*Gaborone1989 53BSEBolsa de Valores de Cabo Verde*Praia1998 4BVCEgyptian Exchange*Cairo, Alexandria1883 303EGXNasdaqEswatini Stock Exchange*Mbabane1990 10ESEEthiopian Securities Exchange Addis Ababa2025 1ESXEthiopia Commodity Exchange2008ECX Duala2003 7BVMACGhana Stock Exchange*Accra1990 49GSEInfoTech CapizarBourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières* Abidjan 1998 45BRVMNairobi Securities Exchange*Nairobi1954 162NSEMaseru Securities Market*Maseru2016 1MSMLibyan Stock Market*Tripoli2007 LSMMalawi Stock Exchange*Blantyre1995 16MSEInfoTech CapizarStock Exchange of MauritiusPort Louis1988 185SEMMillenium Information TechnologyCasablanca Stock Exchange*Casablanca1929 94CSEBolsa de Valores de Moçambique*Maputo1999 11BVMNamibian Stock Exchange*Windhoek1992 53NSXNigeria Commodity ExchangeAbuja1998 NCXLagos1998 26NASDNigerian Exchange Group1960 328NGXNasdaqRwanda Stock ExchangeKigali2011 10RSEInfoTech CapizarEast Africa Exchange2014 EAXVictoria2012 48MERJSomali Stock ExchangeMogadishu2015 10SSE JSE Limited*Johannesburg1887 442JSEA2X Markets*2017 176A2XThe Integrated Exchange2017 16I-seCape Town Stock Exchange*Cape Town2017 (2021)12CTSEKhartoum Stock Exchange*Khartoum1994 KSEDar es Salaam Stock Exchange*Dar es Salaam199829DSEBourse de Tunis*Tunis1969 74BVMTUganda Securities Exchange*Kampala1997 20USEALTX East Africa Exchange20133ALTXLusaka Stock Exchange*Lusaka1994 22LuSEZimbabwe Stock Exchange*Harare1948 45ZSEInfoTech CapizarVictoria Falls Stock ExchangeVictoria Falls2020 15VFEXInfoTech Capizar
Defunct stocks
Economy Exchange Location Founded Defunct Listings LinkAlexandria18881961Bourse des Valeurs d'AbidjanAbidjan19741997Rwanda Over The Counter ExchangeKigali200820113Douala Stock Exchange*Douala20012019 2DSX
See also
Central banks and currencies of Africa Economy of Africa List of stock exchanges Stock exchanges of small economies
References
ASEA