Stocks traded, total value in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Stocks traded, total value was 6.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2009–2025
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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 47.0% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 34.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 35th 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 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13.6% | — |
| 2010 | 7.5% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +452.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +101.0% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -87.1% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.6% | 13.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 4.4% | 34.2% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Net migration -1.28 million (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 9.99 (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 27.0% (2025)
- Broad money 69.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 36.2% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -39.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 27.6% (2024)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -42.48 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stocks traded, total value in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Stocks traded, total value in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 6.5% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.