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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,327 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 6,100 SDR per person (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).