United Arab Emirates's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) was 190.86% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 143.42 percentage points from 47.44% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 190.86% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 56.88% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 47.44% | 2014 |
| Highest | 190.86% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 25.41% | 2011 |
| Average since 2015 | 103.99% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 48.93% | 2007 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, United Arab Emirates' market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 0.63 percentage points on 2023 (from 190.23% to 190.86%).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +8.83 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 18.68 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 48.85 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.32 percentage points in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 18.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 190.86% | 2024 |
| World | 148.54% | 2025 |
| High income | 187.75% | 2025 |
Closest to United Arab Emirates in the 2024 ranking
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 18 values
| Year | Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 190.86 |
| 2023 | 190.23 |
| 2022 | 170.82 |
| 2021 | 131.39 |
| 2020 | 82.55 |
| 2019 | 56.88 |
| 2018 | 52.52 |
| 2017 | 57.54 |
| 2016 | 55.86 |
| 2015 | 51.28 |
| 2014 |
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 United Arab Emirates
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$3.67 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$3.67 (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 114.18 (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 1.63% (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 1.8 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 2.75 trillion (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 67.97% (2024)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United Arab Emirates's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)?
- 190.86% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2007?
- It is up 141.93 percentage points from 48.93% in 2007. The highest value was 190.86% in 2024 and the lowest 25.41% in 2011.
- Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) unusual for United Arab Emirates?
- In 2024, United Arab Emirates' market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) rose 0.63 percentage points on 2023 (from 190.23% to 190.86%). Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2008 to 2023), the average change was +8.83 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 18.68 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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.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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