Hong Kong vs South Korea: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%)

Hong Kong
890.0%
in 2020
South Korea
316.9%
in 2020
Hong Kong rank
1st
South Korea rank
2nd

Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) over time

  • Hong Kong
  • South Korea
02004006008001.0k197519972020

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 890.0% against 316.9% in South Korea, a difference of 573.1%.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.8 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 2nd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 4.8% 4.0% 0.7% Hong Kong
1980s 43.8% 24.2% 19.7% Hong Kong
1990s 105.1% 48.6% 56.4% Hong Kong
2000s 382.4% 108.9% 273.5% Hong Kong
2010s 538.7% 122.0% 416.7% Hong Kong
2020s 890.0% 316.9% 573.1% Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, Hong Kong or South Korea?
Hong Kong, at 890.0% against 316.9% in South Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between Hong Kong and South Korea?
573.1%, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and South Korea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong and South Korea rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and South 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).