Stock market turnover ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stock market turnover ratio was 12.4% in 2020. β Volatile
Stock market turnover ratio in Kuwait, 1993β2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 12.4% for stock market turnover ratio in 2020.
That represents a change of up 297.4% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Kuwait peaked at 111.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 48th of 90 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 19.3% | 111.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 5.1% | 89.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 3.1% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 12.4% | 12.4% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market turnover ratio in Kuwait?
- Stock market turnover ratio 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 turnover ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 111.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for stock market turnover ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 48th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. 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 turnover ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMFβs International Financial Statistics.