Japan vs United States: Stock market capitalization to GDP (%)
Stock market capitalization to GDP (%) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 194.9% against 133.3% in Japan, a difference of 61.6%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and United States ranks 6th of 91 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 40.7% | 22.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 72.2% | 49.4% | 22.9% | Japan |
| 1990s | 69.9% | 95.4% | 25.4% | United States |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 123.1% | 51.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 137.8% | 46.5% | United States |
| 2020s | 133.3% | 194.9% | 61.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 194.9% against 133.3% in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Japan and United States?
- 61.6%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
- Japan ranks 9th and United States 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
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).