Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Stock market turnover ratio (%) was 56.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market turnover ratio in Malaysia, 1981–2020
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
| 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% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 56.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 5.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 56.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.1%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +445.4% | 8.4% | 45.7% |
| 1995 | +333.4% | 6.5% | 28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More financial sector data for Malaysia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 26.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 35.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8573 % change on previous year (2025)
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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About this data
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.