Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Stock market total value traded to GDP

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

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
02004006008001.0k197519972020

How they compare

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

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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