Japan vs United States: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%)

Japan
125.7%
in 2020
United States
108.5%
in 2019
Japan rank
6th
United States rank
8th

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

  • Japan
  • United States
0100200300197519972020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 125.7% against 108.5% in United States, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and United States ranks 8th of 97 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1970s 15.3% 9.1% 6.2% Japan
1980s 43.5% 31.2% 12.3% Japan
1990s 27.3% 80.1% 52.8% United States
2000s 80.0% 221.2% 141.2% United States
2010s 98.4% 204.7% 106.3% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 125.7% against 108.5% in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between Japan and United States?
17.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
45 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
Japan ranks 6th and United States ranks 8th 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).