United Kingdom vs United States: Stock market turnover ratio (%)
Stock market turnover ratio (%) over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 68.4% against 66.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.
United Kingdom ranks 15th and United States ranks 14th of 90 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, United Kingdom averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.5% | 22.5% | 16.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 61.5% | 25.3% | United States |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 77.4% | 38.7% | United States |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 188.8% | 108.5% | United States |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 186.1% | 104.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market turnover ratio, United Kingdom or United States?
- United States, at 68.4% against 66.0% in United Kingdom as of 2019.
- What is the difference in stock market turnover ratio between United Kingdom and United States?
- 2.4%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for stock market turnover ratio?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th 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.