Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Qatar
Qatar: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 16.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Qatar, 2006–2020
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 Qatar stood at 16.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Qatar peaked at 41.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2019.
That places Qatar 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.1% | — |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +156.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | +111.5% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 16.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.3%, 4.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +156.5% | 10.3% | 26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 25.9% | 41.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 7.6% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More financial sector data for Qatar
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 64.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 88.27 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market total value traded to gdp in Qatar?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Qatar was 16.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2019.
- How does Qatar rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Qatar ranks 34th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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About this data
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).