Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Stocks traded, total value

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.5%
in 2025
Qatar
13.4%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
35th
Qatar rank
37th

Stocks traded, total value over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
010203040200620152025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 13.4% against 6.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 6.9%.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Qatar ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 37th of 38 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 13.6% 25.9% 12.3% Qatar
2010s 4.9% 15.1% 10.3% Qatar
2020s 17.7% 15.8% 1.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stocks traded, total value, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 13.4% against 6.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in stocks traded, total value between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
6.9%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for stocks traded, total value?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Qatar ranks 37th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
143 places, 4,161 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.