Australia vs United Kingdom: Stock market turnover ratio (%)

Australia
71.3%
in 2020
United Kingdom
66.0%
in 2014
Australia rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
15th

Stock market turnover ratio (%) over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
050100150197519972020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 71.3% against 66.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 5.1% 85.0% 79.8% United Kingdom
1980s 21.5% 36.2% 14.7% United Kingdom
1990s 40.9% 38.8% 2.1% Australia
2000s 79.0% 80.4% 1.4% United Kingdom
2010s 69.9% 81.3% 11.4% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Australia or United Kingdom?
Australia, at 71.3% against 66.0% in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Australia and United Kingdom?
5.3%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
Australia ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Stock market turnover ratio (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stock market turnover ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,236 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMF’s International Financial Statistics.