Korea vs Upper middle income: Stocks traded, total value
Stocks traded, total value over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 201.7% against 176.3% in Korea, a difference of 25.4%.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 104 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.1% | 16.6% | 23.5% | Korea |
| 2000s | 104.8% | 36.5% | 68.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 116.2% | 85.1% | 31.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 213.7% | 149.5% | 64.2% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stocks traded, total value, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 201.7% against 176.3% in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in stocks traded, total value between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 25.4%, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for stocks traded, total value?
- Korea ranks 5th and Upper middle income ranks 5th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.