Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 12.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Kuwait, 1993–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market total value traded to gdp in Kuwait stood at 12.4%.
The figure is up 358.3% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Kuwait peaked at 114.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 37th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10.8% | — |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +193.0% |
| 1996 | 56.5% | +148.8% |
| 1997 | 108.7% | +92.4% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | -67.1% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -90.7% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +75.0% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +100.4% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +595.7% |
| 2005 | 114.3% | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -50.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -75.3% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +85.2% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -88.4% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +358.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 12.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 12.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 3.8× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 7.7% | 108.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 3.3% | 114.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 2.7% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
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 total value traded to gdp in Kuwait?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Kuwait was 12.4% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 37th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).