European Union's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) was US$5.83 trillion in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 12.35% from US$5.19 trillion in 2008 (1.17% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5.83 trillion | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | US$7.98 trillion | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | US$5.19 trillion | 2008 |
| Highest | US$10.51 trillion | 2007 |
| Lowest | US$144.1 billion | 1976 |
| Average since 2009 | US$6.75 trillion | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | US$166.4 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2018, European Union's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) fell 29.1% on 2017 (from US$8.22 trillion to US$5.83 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 25.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 80.3% in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.6% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | US$5.83 trillion | 2018 |
| World | US$141.3 trillion | 2025 |
What this measures
Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.
Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 44 values
| Year | Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,831,802,504,500 |
| 2017 | 8,223,952,238,357 |
| 2016 | 6,371,346,756,993 |
| 2015 | 6,313,031,250,000 |
| 2014 | 7,232,514,050,000 |
| 2013 | 7,979,084,650,000 |
| 2012 | 6,333,175,460,000 |
| 2011 | 5,601,539,010,000 |
| 2010 | 6,705,066,620,000 |
| 2009 | 6,900,113,240,000 |
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) in nearby economies
- Algeria — US$371.42 million (2018)
- Bahrain — US$21.31 billion (2025)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$62.88 billion (2025)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$185.64 billion (2025)
- Israel — US$330.88 billion (2024)
- Jordan — US$37.37 billion (2025)
- Kuwait — US$172.13 billion (2025)
- Lebanon — US$10.58 billion (2021)
- Malta
More financial sector data for European Union
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.47% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.15% (2025)
- Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 39.64% (2024)
- Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) — 50.02% (2018)
- Listed domestic companies, total — 5,880 (2018)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 75.56% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 75.56% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 77.17% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)
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Questions people ask
- What is European Union's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$)?
- US$5.83 trillion in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 3,405% from US$166.4 billion in 1975 (8.62% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$10.51 trillion in 2007 and the lowest US$144.1 billion in 1976.
- Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) unusual for European Union?
- In 2018, European Union's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) fell 29.1% on 2017 (from US$8.22 trillion to US$5.83 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2017), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 25.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.LCAP.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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