Africa Western and Central's stocks traded, total value (current US$) was US$2.3 billion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 46.81% from US$4.32 billion in 2012 (6.12% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$2.3 billion | 2022 |
| Ten years earlier | US$4.32 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$17.67 billion | 2007 |
| Lowest | US$102.43 million | 1995 |
| Average since 2013 | US$3.8 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$102.43 million | 1995 |
Since 1995 it is up 2,142% from US$102.43 million in 1995 (12.21% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 10 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2022, Africa Western and Central's stocks traded, total value (current US$) rose 26.1% on 2021 (from US$1.82 billion to US$2.3 billion).
Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2021), the average change was +41.8% and a typical year strayed about 117% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 370.4% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 72.3% in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Western and Central | US$2.3 billion | 2022 |
| World | US$149.98 trillion | 2025 |
What this measures
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.
Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards. Only EOB trades are included in the total value of shares traded.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 18 values
| Year | Stocks traded, total value (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,296,640,000 |
| 2021 | 1,820,930,000 |
| 2020 | 2,683,690,000 |
| 2019 | 2,876,220,000 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 4,606,740,000 |
| 2014 | 5,531,890,000 |
| 2013 | 6,788,170,000 |
| 2012 |
Stocks traded, total value (current US$) in nearby economies
- Bahrain — US$1.62 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$23.75 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$21.9 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$164.33 billion (2025)
- Jordan — US$3.02 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$82.02 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$14.11 million (2022)
- Malta — US$57.66 million (2025)
- Morocco — US$13.25 billion (2025)
- Oman — US$10.33 billion (2025)
More financial sector data for Africa Western and Central
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 33.06% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.75% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 15.08% (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 15.22% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 9.66% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 15.22% (2023)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 1.66% (2025)
- Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 2.62% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Africa Western and Central's stocks traded, total value (current US$)?
- US$2.3 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 2,142% from US$102.43 million in 1995 (12.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.67 billion in 2007 and the lowest US$102.43 million in 1995.
- Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (current US$) unusual for Africa Western and Central?
- In 2022, Africa Western and Central's stocks traded, total value (current US$) rose 26.1% on 2021 (from US$1.82 billion to US$2.3 billion). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2021), the average change was +41.8% and a typical year strayed about 117% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.TRAD.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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