Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP was 109.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Kuwait, 1993–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Kuwait stood at 109.5%.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 128.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 1994.
That places Kuwait 15th out of 98 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 43.9% | — |
| 1994 | 40.1% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 47.7% | +19.1% |
| 1996 | 60.1% | +26.0% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | +62.5% |
| 1998 | 87.7% | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 66.5% | -24.3% |
| 2000 | 51.6% | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 127.3% | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 122.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 128.4% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 105.4% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +10.9% |
| 2025 | 109.5% | +24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 40.1% | 97.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 51.6% | 128.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 79.3% | 109.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,962 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,522 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -18.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Kuwait?
- Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp in Kuwait was 109.5% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 128.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 1994.
- How does Kuwait rank for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.