Kuwait vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Stock market capitalization to GDP

Kuwait
100.0%
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
115.7%
in 2014
Kuwait rank
17th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
14th

Stock market capitalization to GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
050100150200197519972020

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 115.7% against 100.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 15.7%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Kuwait ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 91 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 63.4% 124.9% 61.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 97.5% 126.2% 28.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Kuwait or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 115.7% against 100.0% in Kuwait as of 2014.
What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Kuwait and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
15.7%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2006.
How do Kuwait and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
Kuwait ranks 17th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stock market capitalization to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 2,329 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).