China vs Korea: Stock market total value traded to GDP

China
215.0%
in 2020
Korea
316.9%
in 2020
China rank
3rd
Korea rank
2nd

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • China
  • Korea
0100200300400197919992020

How they compare

Korea currently reports 316.9% against 215.0% in China, a difference of 101.9%.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Korea ahead.

China ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd of 97 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 22.2% 41.5% 19.2% Korea
2000s 64.5% 108.9% 44.5% Korea
2010s 135.8% 122.0% 13.8% China
2020s 215.0% 316.9% 101.9% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, China or Korea?
Korea, at 316.9% against 215.0% in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between China and Korea?
101.9%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do China and Korea rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
China ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 2nd 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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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).