{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-stock-market-turnover-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-stock-market-turnover-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-stock-market-turnover-gdp/","title":"Saudi Arabia Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP): 26.1 % of GDP in 2025, -11.7pp YoY. World Bank (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS), 2001–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"2001/2025","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2001–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"25"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2025)","value":"26.1","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-11.7pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-11.7pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"25","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":25,"observations":[{"period":"2001","value":12.1056210138505},{"period":"2002","value":18.8169810498128},{"period":"2003","value":73.7029195123066},{"period":"2004","value":182.784610263191},{"period":"2005","value":335.972664691482},{"period":"2006","value":372.259910583914},{"period":"2007","value":163.943698114031},{"period":"2008","value":100.679073053162},{"period":"2009","value":78.0963798779082},{"period":"2010","value":38.0931589759175},{"period":"2011","value":42.816609976658},{"period":"2012","value":67.9829454676996},{"period":"2013","value":47.0801754773116},{"period":"2014","value":72.0815422091561},{"period":"2015","value":63.0129832896461},{"period":"2016","value":44.4493762801495},{"period":"2017","value":29.4604886031759},{"period":"2018","value":25.8951923198394},{"period":"2019","value":24.8380223517687},{"period":"2020","value":63.2096362373026},{"period":"2021","value":60.3776968606877},{"period":"2022","value":36.1167740263061},{"period":"2023","value":28.158747753952},{"period":"2024","value":37.7985932679967},{"period":"2025","value":26.0805585987032}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"26.1","yoyChange":"-11.7pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"37.8","yoyChange":"+9.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"28.2","yoyChange":"-7.9pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"36.1","yoyChange":"-24.3pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"63.2","yoyChange":"+38.4pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"24.8","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"25.9","yoyChange":"-3.6pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"29.5","yoyChange":"-14.9pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"44.4","yoyChange":"-18.6pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"63.0","yoyChange":"-9.1pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"72.1","yoyChange":"+25.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"47.1","yoyChange":"-20.9pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"68.0","yoyChange":"+25.2pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"42.8","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"38.1","yoyChange":"-40.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"78.1","yoyChange":"-22.6pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"100.7","yoyChange":"-63.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"163.9","yoyChange":"-208.4pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"372.3","yoyChange":"+36.3pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the total value of shares traded on stock exchanges as a share of GDP in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to present. Trading value measures market liquidity and activity, not just size. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2025 (25 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 372.3 % of GDP in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12.1 in 2001. The latest reading of 26.1 in 2025 represents a change of -11.7pp."}]}