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

Iran
199.7%
in 2020
South Korea
316.9%
in 2020
Iran rank
4th
South Korea rank
2nd

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

  • Iran
  • South Korea
0100200300197519972020

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 316.9% against 199.7% in Iran, a difference of 117.2%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Iran's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 97 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9% 57.5% 56.6% South Korea
2000s 3.0% 108.9% 105.9% South Korea
2010s 6.1% 122.0% 115.8% South Korea
2020s 199.7% 316.9% 117.2% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, Iran or South Korea?
South Korea, at 316.9% against 199.7% in Iran as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between Iran and South Korea?
117.2%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
Iran ranks 4th 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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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).