Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Stock market capitalization to GDP

Australia
129.6%
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
115.7%
in 2014
Australia rank
12th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
14th

Stock market capitalization to GDP over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
050100150200197519972020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 129.6% against 115.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 91 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 28.9% 6.9% 22.0% Australia
1980s 43.3% 58.5% 15.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 65.9% 112.0% 46.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 115.2% 118.6% 3.4% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 95.3% 119.0% 23.7% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at 129.6% against 115.7% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
13.9%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Stock market capitalization to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stock market capitalization to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 2,329 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Value of listed shares to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).