Italy vs South Africa: Stock market total value traded to GDP

Italy
95.1%
in 2014
South Africa
87.6%
in 2020
Italy rank
11th
South Africa rank
14th

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
0255075100125197519972020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 95.1% against 87.6% in South Africa, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 97 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 2.2% 1.6% South Africa
1980s 2.8% 5.0% 2.2% South Africa
1990s 13.7% 16.6% 2.8% South Africa
2000s 59.7% 47.0% 12.7% Italy
2010s 47.3% 58.1% 10.7% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 95.1% against 87.6% in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between Italy and South Africa?
7.5%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
Italy ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th 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).