Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in United States of America
United States of America: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP was 50.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in United States of America, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in United States of America is 50.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in United States of America peaked at 50.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2002.
That places United States of America 20th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -13.1% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 18.1% | +44.5% |
| 2004 | 21.0% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +48.0% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 46.7% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 12.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 29.0% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 50.3% | 50.3% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for United States of America
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 94,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 9.15 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 834.01 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.22 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 177.63 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.01 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 185.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 543.32 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in United States of America?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in United States of America was 50.3% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2002.
- How does United States of America rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- United States of America ranks 20th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).