Stock market return in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stock market return was 0.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Kuwait, 1996–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Kuwait stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Kuwait peaked at 77.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -43.8%, in 2009.
Kuwait ranks 75th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | -29.9% | 50.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | -43.8% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -16.1% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Kuwait?
- Stock market return in Kuwait was 0.0% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.8% in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for stock market return?
- Kuwait ranks 75th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.