Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in South Korea
South Korea: Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) was 316.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Stock market total value traded to GDP in South Korea, 1979–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 316.9% for stock market total value traded to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 171.5% on the previous year and up 122.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in South Korea peaked at 316.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1983.
That places South Korea 2nd 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.0% | — |
| 1980 | 2.9% | -29.2% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +73.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -32.2% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +54.0% |
| 1985 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 9.5% | +137.5% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | +83.3% |
| 1988 | 42.6% | +143.5% |
| 1989 | 48.4% | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 26.3% | -45.6% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +65.5% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -47.4% |
| 1996 | 29.1% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 41.8% | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 153.7% | +267.4% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 68.3% | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 128.3% | +93.6% |
| 2006 | 127.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 163.6% | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 113.4% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 178.6% | +57.5% |
| 2010 | 142.5% | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 154.4% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 124.0% | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 125.8% | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 106.7% | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 123.9% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 142.4% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 116.7% | -18.0% |
| 2020 | 316.9% | +171.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 316.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 22.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 316.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.8%, 4.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +267.4% | 41.8% | 153.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 2.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 25.0% | 153.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 108.9% | 65.1% | 178.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.0% | 86.5% | 154.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 316.9% | 316.9% | 316.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market total value traded to gdp in South Korea?
- Stock market total value traded to gdp in South Korea was 316.9% 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 316.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1983.
- How does South Korea rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
- South Korea ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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About this data
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).