Belgium vs South Africa: Stock market turnover ratio
Stock market turnover ratio over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 28.3% against 27.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th of 90 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.6% | 3.8% | 2.7% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 4.9% | 7.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 11.9% | 4.9% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 26.7% | 15.0% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 26.9% | 8.7% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Belgium or South Africa?
- Belgium, at 28.3% against 27.9% in South Africa as of 2014.
- What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Belgium and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
- Belgium ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th 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.