Korea vs Singapore: Stock market capitalization to GDP

Korea
132.9%
in 2020
Singapore
189.0%
in 2020
Korea rank
10th
Singapore rank
7th

Stock market capitalization to GDP over time

  • Korea
  • Singapore
0100200300197919992020

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 189.0% against 132.9% in Korea, a difference of 56.1%.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 8.1% 146.4% 138.3% Singapore
1980s 17.4% 111.8% 94.4% Singapore
1990s 32.9% 145.7% 112.8% Singapore
2000s 59.8% 188.1% 128.3% Singapore
2010s 88.8% 223.0% 134.3% Singapore
2020s 132.9% 189.0% 56.1% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market capitalization to gdp, Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 189.0% against 132.9% in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market capitalization to gdp between Korea and Singapore?
56.1%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
42 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for stock market capitalization to gdp?
Korea ranks 10th and Singapore ranks 7th 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).