Hong Kong vs South Africa: Stock market capitalization to GDP

Hong Kong
1,777.5%
in 2020
South Africa
313.5%
in 2020
Hong Kong rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th

Stock market capitalization to GDP over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 1,777.5% against 313.5% in South Africa, a difference of 1,464.0%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 5.7 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 91 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 81.5% 57.5% 24.0% Hong Kong
1980s 103.6% 100.8% 2.8% Hong Kong
1990s 222.3% 140.1% 82.3% Hong Kong
2000s 629.7% 175.8% 453.9% Hong Kong
2010s 1,111.1% 239.8% 871.3% Hong Kong
2020s 1,777.5% 313.5% 1,464.1% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Hong Kong or South Africa?
Hong Kong, at 1,777.5% against 313.5% in South Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Hong Kong and South Africa?
1,464.0%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Africa?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong and South Africa rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th 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).