Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Stock market total value traded to GDP

Kuwait
12.4%
in 2020
United Arab Emirates
10.5%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
37th
United Arab Emirates rank
40th

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 12.4% against 10.5% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.9%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 37th and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 97 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 56.3% 9.1% 47.2% Kuwait
2010s 13.1% 8.0% 5.1% Kuwait
2020s 12.4% 10.5% 2.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 12.4% against 10.5% in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
1.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
Kuwait ranks 37th and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Stock market total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Stock market total value traded 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
97 places, 2,577 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).