Kuwait: Listed domestic companies, total

Key figures

Over five years it is down 17.18% from 163 in 2020 (3.7% a year on average, compounded). Since 1993 it is up 237.5% from 40 in 1993 (3.87% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kuwait's listed domestic companies, total fell 2.2% on 2024 (from 138 to 135).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 36.1% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.4% in 2012. 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

In 2025, Kuwait had the 35th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2025 ranking

• Jordan — 32nd of 64: 162
• United Arab Emirates — 33rd of 64: 153
• Greece — 34th of 64: 139
• Oman — 36th of 64: 108
• New Zealand — 37th of 64: 106
• Jamaica — 38th of 64: 100

What this measures

Listed domestic companies, including foreign companies which are exclusively listed, are those which have shares listed on an exchange at the end of the year. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies, such as holding companies and investment companies, regardless of their legal status, are excluded. A company with several classes of shares is counted once. Only companies admitted to listing on the exchange are included.

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 24 values

Listed domestic companies, total in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 39 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 244 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 630 (2025)
• Israel — 511 (2024)
• Jordan — 162 (2025)
• Lebanon — 10 (2021)
• Malta — 35 (2025)
• Morocco — 78 (2025)
• Oman — 108 (2025)
• Pakistan — 535 (2025)
• Qatar — 54 (2025)

More financial sector data for Kuwait

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.31 (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 46.3 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 28.58 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 42.12 billion (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 2.66 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.31 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 4.92% (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 6.39% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 4.92% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's listed domestic companies, total?

135 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 237.5% from 40 in 1993 (3.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 215 in 2011 and the lowest 40 in 1993.

How does Kuwait rank?

35th highest of 64 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in listed domestic companies, total unusual for Kuwait?

In 2025, Kuwait's listed domestic companies, total fell 2.2% on 2024 (from 138 to 135). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 10.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.LDOM.NO, 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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