Stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Stocks traded, total value was 43.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1997–2025
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 43.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 80.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1997.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.0% | — |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | +140.1% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 30.8% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 23.4% | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 38.9% | +66.5% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +28.4% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +186.5% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -46.7% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +47.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -24.3% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -11.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 | +186.5% | 28.1% | 80.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 15.0% | 24.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 23.4% | 58.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 24.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 42.9% | 80.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More financial sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Net migration 1.29 million (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.7% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.49 (2024)
- Broad money 40.6% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 42.2% (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate 75.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 9.9% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Stocks traded, total value in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 43.5% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.