Kuwait: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kuwait's stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) rose 23.96 percentage points on 2024 (from 28.21% to 52.17%).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was +6.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 34.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 69.8 percentage points in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 72.95 percentage points in 1998. 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 12th highest value of the 61 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

• South Africa — 9th of 61: 66.52%
• Australia — 10th of 61: 61.2%
• Türkiye — 11th of 61: 61.17%
• Thailand — 13th of 61: 50.3%
• Brazil — 14th of 61: 45.31%
• Viet Nam — 15th of 61: 43.96%

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.

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 weighted average.

All 23 values

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Bahrain — 3.31% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6.5% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6.04% (2025)
• Israel — 26.9% (2025)
• Jordan — 4.9% (2025)
• Lebanon — 0.07% (2022)
• Malta — 0.21% (2025)
• Morocco — 7.27% (2025)
• Oman — 9.42% (2025)
• Pakistan — 7.59% (2025)
• Qatar

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 stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)?

52.17% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is up 41.36 percentage points from 10.81% in 1993. The highest value was 114.32% in 2005 and the lowest 2.62% in 2019.

How does Kuwait rank?

12th highest of 61 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2025, Kuwait's stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) rose 23.96 percentage points on 2024 (from 28.21% to 52.17%). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was +6.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 34.39 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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.GD.ZS, 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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