Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Arab World
Arab World: Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) was 20.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Arab World, 2006–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stocks traded, total value in Arab World is 20.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Arab World peaked at 151.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2019.
That places Arab World 32nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 151.3% | — |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -86.4% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +36.5% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +134.0% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | -28.2% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | +24.0% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -14.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +134.0% | 12.0% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 151.3% | 151.3% | 151.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 12.0% | 38.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 18.8% | 31.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More financial sector data for Arab World
- Net migration 696,991 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.81 (2025)
- Broad money 80.7% (2017)
- Claims on central government, etc. 15.7% (2018)
- Domestic credit to private sector 53.3% (2017)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -21.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 51.7% (2017)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 34.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stocks traded, total value in Arab World?
- Stocks traded, total value in Arab World was 20.0% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 151.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2019.
- How does Arab World rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.