Mexico vs South Africa: Stock market turnover ratio

Mexico
20.7%
in 2020
South Africa
27.9%
in 2020
Mexico rank
40th
South Africa rank
37th

Stock market turnover ratio over time

  • Mexico
  • South Africa
0100200300400197519972020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 27.9% against 20.7% in Mexico, a difference of 7.2%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 40th and South Africa ranks 37th of 90 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 262.3% 4.1% 258.2% Mexico
1980s 115.4% 4.9% 110.6% Mexico
1990s 34.7% 11.9% 22.8% Mexico
2000s 28.1% 26.7% 1.4% Mexico
2010s 25.8% 30.3% 4.5% South Africa
2020s 20.7% 27.9% 7.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, Mexico or South Africa?
South Africa, at 27.9% against 20.7% in Mexico as of 2020.
What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between Mexico and South Africa?
7.2%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2020.
How do Mexico and South Africa rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
Mexico ranks 40th 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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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.