Stocks traded, total value in Kuwait
Kuwait: Stocks traded, total value was 52.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Kuwait, 1993–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 52.2% for stocks traded, total value in 2025.
The figure is up 84.9% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Kuwait peaked at 114.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 18th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stocks traded, total value in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | 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 | 2.6% | -88.8% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | +996.7% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +40.9% |
| 2025 | 52.2% | +84.9% |
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% | 2.6% | 23.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 20.0% | 52.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 stocks traded, total value in Kuwait?
- Stocks traded, total value in Kuwait was 52.2% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Kuwait ranks 18th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.