Kuwait: Financial markets development, efficiency

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 Kuwait

Financial markets development, efficiency

 Latest value 0.153
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.414
 Min - Max 0.039 - 1.000
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.153 index points, unchanged from 0.153 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.325 index points, based on data from 93 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1980 to 2021 is 0.414 index points. The minimum value, 0.039 index points, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 1 index points was recorded in 1996. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kuwait: Financial markets development, efficiency
 2021 0.153
 2020 0.153
 2019 0.039
 2018 0.659
 2017 0.659
 2016 0.659
 2015 0.659
 2014 0.659




Definition: Measures the efficiency of financial markets using the following variable: Stock market turnover ratio (stocks traded to capitalization). See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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