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

South Africa
87.6%
in 2020
Sweden
80.4%
in 2004
South Africa rank
14th
Sweden rank
16th

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • Sweden
050100150197519972020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 87.6% against 80.4% in Sweden, a difference of 7.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th of 97 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 0.5% 1.7% South Africa
1980s 5.0% 7.4% 2.4% Sweden
1990s 16.6% 37.2% 20.7% Sweden
2000s 33.4% 95.5% 62.0% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market total value traded to gdp, South Africa or Sweden?
South Africa, at 87.6% against 80.4% in Sweden as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between South Africa and Sweden?
7.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sweden?
30 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2004.
How do South Africa and Sweden rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
South Africa ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 16th 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).