Kuwait vs Qatar: Financial Markets Efficiency Index

Kuwait
0.1534
in 2020
Qatar
0.173
in 2020
Kuwait rank
48th
Qatar rank
46th

Financial Markets Efficiency Index over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
00.20.40.60.81198020002020

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.173 against 0.1534 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0196.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 46th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0922 0.2726 0.1804 Qatar
1990s 0.4948 0.3851 0.1097 Kuwait
2000s 0.5225 0.5747 0.0522 Qatar
2010s 0.5973 0.3647 0.2327 Kuwait
2020s 0.1534 0.173 0.0196 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financial markets efficiency index, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.173 against 0.1534 in Kuwait as of 2020.
What is the difference in financial markets efficiency index between Kuwait and Qatar?
0.0196, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for financial markets efficiency index?
Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 46th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Financial Markets Efficiency Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kuwait vs Qatar: Financial Markets Efficiency Index. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/financial-markets-efficiency-index/kuwait/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/financial-markets-efficiency-index/kuwait/qatar/">Kuwait vs Qatar: Financial Markets Efficiency Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Financial Markets Efficiency Index
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
192 places, 7,872 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.