China vs Japan: Stock market total value traded to GDP

China
215.0%
in 2020
Japan
125.7%
in 2020
China rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • China
  • Japan
0100200300400197519972020

How they compare

China currently reports 215.0% against 125.7% in Japan, a difference of 89.3%.

That makes China's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 97 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 22.2% 22.6% 0.3% Japan
2000s 64.5% 80.0% 15.6% Japan
2010s 135.8% 98.4% 37.4% China
2020s 215.0% 125.7% 89.3% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, China or Japan?
China, at 215.0% against 125.7% in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between China and Japan?
89.3%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do China and Japan rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Stock market total value traded 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 total value traded 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
97 places, 2,577 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(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).