Pakistan: Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.52 percentage points from 16.74% in 2020. Since 1993 it is down 7.16 percentage points from 24.42% in 1993. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Pakistan's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 3.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 14.01% to 17.26%).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was −1.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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 10.12 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.31 percentage points 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 2018 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 8 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

In 2025, Pakistan had the 54th 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 Pakistan in the 2025 ranking

• Botswana — 50th of 61: 21.47%
• Tunisia — 51st of 61: 20.84%
• Malta — 52nd of 61: 19.26%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 54th of 61: 17.21%
• Kenya — 55th of 61: 16.79%
• Romania — 56th of 61: 16.54%

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.

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 weighted average.

All 25 values

Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 0.19% (2018)
• Bahrain — 43.52% (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 17.21% (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 51.18% (2025)
• Israel — 61.02% (2024)
• Jordan — 60.65% (2025)
• Kuwait — 109.49% (2025)
• Lebanon — 45.73% (2021)
• Malta — 19.26% (2025)

More financial sector data for Pakistan

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 10.68% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 55.96 trillion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -249.12 billion (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 10.73% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 46.53 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 40.88% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 6.29 (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 400.52 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 3.55% (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Pakistan's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)?

17.26% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1993?

It is down 7.16 percentage points from 24.42% in 1993. The highest value was 37.86% in 2007 and the lowest 5.05% in 2001.

How does Pakistan rank?

54th highest of 61 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) unusual for Pakistan?

In 2025, Pakistan's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 3.25 percentage points on 2024 (from 14.01% to 17.26%). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2024), the average change was −1.97 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.37 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 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.LCAP.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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