160 Yakubu, Z., Loganathan, N., Hassan, A., Mardani, A., & Streimikiene, D. (2019). Financial and economic determinants of sustainable economic growth in Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa. Journal of International Studies, 12(4), 160-176. doi:10.14254/2071- 8330.2019/12-4/11 Financial and economic determinants of sustainable economic growth in Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa Zakaria Yakubu Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Economics, Kaduna State College of Education Gidan Waya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State, Nigeria zakyakdo@yahoo.com Nanthakumar Loganathan Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia n4nantha@yahoo.com Asan Ali Golam Hassan Azman Hashim International Business School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia asanali@utm.my * Abbas Mardani Informetrics Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Faculty of Business Administration, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. * Corresponding Email: abbas.mardani@tdtu.edu.vn Dalia Streimikiene Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics, Vilnius, Lithuania dalia.streimikiene@knf.vu.lt Abstract. This study analyzes financial and economic determinants of sustainable economic performance using the quantile regression for the period from 1970 to 2016 for Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa. The main drivers of sustainable economic performance vary among the economies. It is driven by trade openness, government expenditure and political stability in Egypt. In South Africa, the desired threshold for financial development to impact growth is Received: December, 2018 1st Revision: May, 2019 Accepted: November, 2019 Journal of International Studies Scientific Papers © Foundation of International Studies, 2019 © CSR, 2019