Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Stock market turnover ratio

Hong Kong, China
50.1%
in 2020
Malaysia
56.9%
in 2020
Hong Kong, China rank
21st
Malaysia rank
20th

Stock market turnover ratio over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Malaysia
0255075100125197519972020

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 56.9% against 50.1% in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 6.8%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 20th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 47.1% 14.1% 33.1% Hong Kong, China
1990s 47.5% 21.5% 26.0% Hong Kong, China
2000s 57.0% 31.6% 25.4% Hong Kong, China
2010s 49.1% 29.4% 19.6% Hong Kong, China
2020s 50.1% 56.9% 6.9% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Hong Kong, China or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 56.9% against 50.1% in Hong Kong, China as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
6.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malaysia rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
Hong Kong, China ranks 21st and Malaysia ranks 20th 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.