Canada vs United States of America: Stock market capitalization to GDP

Canada
160.5%
in 2020
United States of America
194.9%
in 2020
Canada rank
8th
United States of America rank
6th

Stock market capitalization to GDP over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
50100150200197519972020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 194.9% against 160.5% in Canada, a difference of 34.4%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 91 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 87.6% 38.2% 49.4% Canada
1980s 84.8% 50.5% 34.3% Canada
1990s 123.0% 95.4% 27.6% Canada
2000s 111.3% 123.1% 11.8% United States of America
2010s 121.1% 137.8% 16.7% United States of America
2020s 160.5% 194.9% 34.4% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 194.9% against 160.5% in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Canada and United States of America?
34.4%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
43 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
Canada ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th 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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About this data

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).