Stock market total value traded to GDP in Japan
Japan: Stock market total value traded to GDP was 125.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Japan, 1975–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, stock market total value traded to gdp in Japan stood at 125.7%.
The figure is up 26.4% on the previous year and up 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in Japan peaked at 143.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1975.
That places Japan 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market total value traded to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.5% | — |
| 1976 | 15.7% | +36.2% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 19.1% | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 15.8% | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 15.4% | -26.6% |
| 1983 | 21.9% | +41.8% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 32.5% | +33.9% |
| 1986 | 55.6% | +70.9% |
| 1987 | 79.5% | +43.0% |
| 1988 | 82.8% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 85.4% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | -42.4% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | -41.5% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | -46.1% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 20.6% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 24.2% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 25.5% | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +71.5% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +37.2% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 119.5% | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 143.8% | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 121.6% | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -39.9% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 53.4% | -22.8% |
| 2013 | 116.7% | +118.8% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 125.3% | +26.7% |
| 2016 | 104.5% | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 117.2% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 125.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 125.7% | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 11.5% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 43.5% | 15.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 15.5% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 38.9% | 143.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 53.4% | 125.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.7% | 125.7% | 125.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 3 China 215.0% compare
- 4 Iran, Islamic Republic of 199.7% compare
- 5 Switzerland 173.8% compare
- 7 Türkiye 120.6% compare
- 8 United States of America 108.5% compare
- 9 Thailand 96.3% compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market total value traded to gdp in Japan?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in Japan was 125.7% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
- What is the highest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 143.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1975.
- How does Japan rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as part of Stock market total value traded to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange as a percentage of GDP. Following deflation method is use: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. End-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).