Stock market total value traded to GDP in New Zealand

New Zealand: Stock market total value traded to GDP was 10.5% in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
10.5%
Change on year
up 79.4%
World rank
39th
of 97 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 1998
All-time low
1.3%
in 2010
Years of data
35
1985–2020

Stock market total value traded to GDP in New Zealand, 1985–2020

051015201985200220201985: 3.8 %1986: 7 %1987: 7.3 %1988: 2.4 %1989: 2.1 %1990: 4.2 %1991: 6.3 %1992: 7.3 %1993: 14.4 %1994: 13.4 %1995: 13.1 %1996: 13.8 %1997: 13.4 %1998: 20.9 %1999: 20.5 %2000: 19 %2001: 15.8 %2002: 3.9 %2003: 4.4 %2004: 4.9 %2005: 4.8 %2006: 4.8 %2007: 4.3 %2008: 2.5 %2009: 2.7 %2010: 1.3 %2012: 3 %2013: 4.6 %2014: 4.3 %2015: 5.1 %2016: 5.8 %2017: 5.7 %2018: 5.7 %2019: 5.8 %2020: 10.5 %

Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 10.5% for stock market total value traded to gdp in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 701.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stock market total value traded to gdp in New Zealand peaked at 20.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2010.

That places New Zealand 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Stock market total value traded to GDP in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in New Zealand, 1985 to 2020.
Year % Change
1985 3.8%
1986 7.0% +85.0%
1987 7.3% +3.4%
1988 2.4% -67.2%
1989 2.1% -10.0%
1990 4.2% +97.0%
1991 6.3% +49.5%
1992 7.3% +14.7%
1993 14.4% +98.3%
1994 13.4% -7.0%
1995 13.1% -2.1%
1996 13.8% +5.4%
1997 13.4% -2.9%
1998 20.9% +56.0%
1999 20.5% -2.0%
2000 19.0% -7.5%
2001 15.8% -16.7%
2002 3.9% -75.4%
2003 4.4% +12.7%
2004 4.9% +11.9%
2005 4.8% -2.9%
2006 4.8% +1.9%
2007 4.3% -10.5%
2008 2.5% -42.9%
2009 2.7% +9.7%
2010 1.3% -51.9%
2012 3.0% +132.1%
2013 4.6% +52.8%
2014 4.3% -7.3%
2015 5.1% +18.3%
2016 5.8% +13.8%
2017 5.7% -0.8%
2018 5.7% +0.1%
2019 5.8% +1.6%
2020 10.5% +79.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 10.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 75% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 10.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.8%, 14% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Stock market total value traded to GDP in New Zealand 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +132.1% 1.3% 3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.5% 2.1% 7.3% 5
1990s 12.7% 4.2% 20.9% 10
2000s 6.7% 2.5% 19.0% 10
2010s 4.6% 1.3% 5.8% 9
2020s 10.5% 10.5% 10.5% 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 36 Poland 14.0% compare
  2. 37 Kuwait 12.4% compare
  3. 38 Indonesia 12.4% compare
  4. 40 United Arab Emirates 10.5% compare
  5. 41 Austria 9.2% compare
  6. 42 Philippines 9.0% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is stock market total value traded to gdp in New Zealand?
Stock market total value traded to gdp in New Zealand was 10.5% 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest stock market total value traded to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2010.
How does New Zealand rank for stock market total value traded to gdp?
New Zealand ranks 39th out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
Is stock market total value traded to gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 701.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Stock market total value traded to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 2,577 data points, 1975–2020
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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).