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Market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait

Market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait was 109.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 21.6 pts from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 72 countries in 2023.

2025, % of GDP109.5
Change on 2024+21.6 pts
Rank18th of 72Countries ranked
Series high128.42005
Series low40.11994

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Market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait, 1993 to 2025

4060801001201401993199720012005202020251993: 43.9 % of GDP1994: 40.1 % of GDP1995: 47.7 % of GDP1996: 60.1 % of GDP1997: 97.7 % of GDP1998: 87.7 % of GDP1999: 66.5 % of GDP2000: 51.6 % of GDP2001: 64.9 % of GDP2002: 82.5 % of GDP2003: 127.3 % of GDP2004: 122.7 % of GDP2005: 128.4 % of GDP2006: 105.4 % of GDP2015: 83.9 % of GDP2019: 83.9 % of GDP2020: 95.4 % of GDP2021: 92.1 % of GDP2022: 83.2 % of GDP2023: 79.3 % of GDP2024: 87.9 % of GDP2025: 109.5 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 22 values
Period% of GDP
2025109.5
202487.9
202379.3
202283.2
202192.1
202095.4
201983.9
201583.9
2006105.4
2005128.4
2004122.7
2003127.3
200282.5
200164.9
200051.6
199966.5
199887.7
199797.7
199660.1
199547.7
199440.1
199343.9

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Definition

Year-end market value of listed domestic companies, based on share prices and shares outstanding, as a percentage of GDP.

Excludes investment funds, unit trusts and companies whose sole purpose is holding shares in other listed companies. WDI replaced its earlier stock market data with World Federation of Exchanges data in 2015, which can affect historical comparability. The latest year varies by country.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS) (Market capitalization of listed domestic companies, Kuwait, 1993 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS

MLA 9

Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS), Market capitalization of listed domestic companies, Kuwait, 1993 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/listed-market-capitalization-gdp/kuwait. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS). Market capitalization of listed domestic companies, Kuwait, 1993 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/listed-market-capitalization-gdp/kuwait.

Harvard

World Bank (2026) Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS), Market capitalization of listed domestic companies, Kuwait, 1993 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/listed-market-capitalization-gdp/kuwait (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait?

Market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait was 109.5% of GDP in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 21.6 pts from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 72 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest market capitalization of listed domestic companies in Kuwait?

128.4% of GDP in 2005, the highest value since 1993 in this series.

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