Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) 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.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.0% | — |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +217.8% |
| 1998 | -9.2% | -118.1% |
| 1999 | -29.9% | +225.4% |
| 2000 | -8.3% | -72.2% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -252.1% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +139.3% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +154.4% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 61.5% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -77.1% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | -43.8% | -419.3% |
| 2010 | -5.6% | -87.2% |
| 2011 | -11.1% | +96.6% |
| 2012 | -3.7% | -67.0% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | -772.2% |
| 2014 | -1.4% | -105.8% |
| 2015 | -16.1% | +1021.8% |
| 2016 | -12.6% | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -290.7% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -101.8% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%. (49 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1021.8% | -1.4% | -16.1% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (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.