Stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia

Malaysia: Stock market turnover ratio was 56.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
56.9%
Change on year
up 111.8%
World rank
20th
of 90 countries
All-time high
56.9%
in 2020
All-time low
6.5%
in 1994
Years of data
40
1981–2020

Stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia, 1981–2020

02040601981200020201981: 20.3 %1982: 8.8 %1983: 13.2 %1984: 11.1 %1985: 9.9 %1986: 7.9 %1987: 20.9 %1988: 10.9 %1989: 16.6 %1990: 22.4 %1991: 18.8 %1992: 20.9 %1993: 6.6 %1994: 6.5 %1995: 28.1 %1996: 8.4 %1997: 45.7 %1998: 27.8 %1999: 30.1 %2000: 46.4 %2001: 17.7 %2002: 20.5 %2003: 28.4 %2004: 29.8 %2005: 24.7 %2006: 29.4 %2007: 47.5 %2008: 43.5 %2009: 28 %2010: 28.1 %2011: 32.9 %2012: 26.5 %2013: 28.4 %2014: 31.1 %2015: 29.1 %2016: 27.3 %2017: 30.2 %2018: 34 %2019: 26.9 %2020: 56.9 %

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 56.9% for stock market turnover ratio in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 111.8% on the previous year and up 102.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia peaked at 56.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1994.

That places Malaysia 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Malaysia, 1981 to 2020.
Year % Change
1981 20.3%
1982 8.8% -56.5%
1983 13.2% +49.8%
1984 11.1% -15.7%
1985 9.9% -10.9%
1986 7.9% -20.8%
1987 20.9% +165.5%
1988 10.9% -48.0%
1989 16.6% +53.3%
1990 22.4% +34.5%
1991 18.8% -15.8%
1992 20.9% +10.7%
1993 6.6% -68.4%
1994 6.5% -1.6%
1995 28.1% +333.4%
1996 8.4% -70.2%
1997 45.7% +445.4%
1998 27.8% -39.2%
1999 30.1% +8.2%
2000 46.4% +54.4%
2001 17.7% -61.9%
2002 20.5% +15.7%
2003 28.4% +39.0%
2004 29.8% +5.0%
2005 24.7% -17.1%
2006 29.4% +18.7%
2007 47.5% +62.0%
2008 43.5% -8.5%
2009 28.0% -35.7%
2010 28.1% +0.5%
2011 32.9% +17.3%
2012 26.5% -19.5%
2013 28.4% +7.2%
2014 31.1% +9.4%
2015 29.1% -6.3%
2016 27.3% -6.2%
2017 30.2% +10.4%
2018 34.0% +12.8%
2019 26.9% -20.9%
2020 56.9% +111.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.3% 7.9% 20.9% 9
1990s 21.5% 6.5% 45.7% 10
2000s 31.6% 17.7% 47.5% 10
2010s 29.4% 26.5% 34.0% 10
2020s 56.9% 56.9% 56.9% 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 17 Spain 64.5% compare
  2. 18 France 63.6% compare
  3. 19 Netherlands 60.5% compare
  4. 21 Hong Kong 50.1% compare
  5. 22 Poland 47.0% compare
  6. 23 Denmark 45.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia?
Stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia was 56.9% in 2020, according to Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's.
What is the highest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1994.
How does Malaysia rank for stock market turnover ratio?
Malaysia ranks 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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 turnover ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Stock market turnover ratio (%)
Unit
%
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 2,236 data points, 1975–2020
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Ratio of the value of total shares traded to average real market capitalization, the denominator is deflated using the following method: Tt/P_at/{(0.5)*[Mt/P_et + Mt-1/P_et-1] where T is total value traded, M is stock market capitalization, P_e is end-of period CPI. (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF) and annual CPI (IFS line 64..ZF) are from the IMF’s International Financial Statistics.