Australia vs United States: Stock market turnover ratio (%)
Stock market turnover ratio (%) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 71.3% against 68.4% in United States, a difference of 2.9%.
Across all 41 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 14th of 90 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 27.4% | 22.2% | United States |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 61.5% | 40.0% | United States |
| 1990s | 40.9% | 77.4% | 36.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 188.8% | 109.9% | United States |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 155.0% | 90.2% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 71.3% against 68.4% in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Australia and United States?
- 2.9%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
- Australia ranks 12th and United States ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.