South Africa vs United Kingdom: Stock market total value traded to GDP

South Africa
87.6%
in 2020
United Kingdom
76.3%
in 2014
South Africa rank
14th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Stock market total value traded to GDP over time

  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
050100150197519972020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 87.6% against 76.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 11.3%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 97 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 2.2% 8.8% 6.6% United Kingdom
1980s 5.0% 19.6% 14.7% United Kingdom
1990s 16.6% 44.6% 28.0% United Kingdom
2000s 47.0% 91.7% 44.7% United Kingdom
2010s 58.1% 93.9% 35.8% United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
South Africa, at 87.6% against 76.3% in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market total value traded to gdp between South Africa and United Kingdom?
11.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Kingdom?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do South Africa and United Kingdom rank globally for stock market total value traded to gdp?
South Africa ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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).