Italy vs South Korea: Stock market turnover ratio (%)

Italy
350.0%
in 2014
South Korea
238.5%
in 2020
Italy rank
3rd
South Korea rank
5th

Stock market turnover ratio (%) over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
050.0k100.0k150.0k197519972020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 350.0% against 238.5% in South Korea, a difference of 111.5%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was South Korea ahead.

Italy ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th of 90 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 26.9% 50.1% 23.2% South Korea
1980s 25.3% 69.3% 44.0% South Korea
1990s 16,553.8% 158.7% 16,395.0% Italy
2000s 145.9% 189.5% 43.6% South Korea
2010s 191.6% 138.3% 53.4% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Italy or South Korea?
Italy, at 350.0% against 238.5% in South Korea as of 2014.
What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Italy and South Korea?
111.5%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
Italy ranks 3rd and South Korea ranks 5th 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.