Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Thailand
Thailand: Stock market turnover ratio (%) was 88.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Stock market turnover ratio in Thailand, 1989–2020
Source: Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market turnover ratio in Thailand is 88.6%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market turnover ratio in Thailand peaked at 124.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1996.
That places Thailand 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.1% | — |
| 1990 | 76.9% | +39.6% |
| 1991 | 51.0% | -33.8% |
| 1992 | 124.7% | +144.8% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | -83.6% |
| 1997 | 77.1% | +1017.8% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 90.7% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 101.3% | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 102.8% | +79.8% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.3% | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +61.1% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | -16.5% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +37.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 88.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.7%, 8.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 88.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.1%, 1.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market turnover ratio (%) in Thailand 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 | +1017.8% | 6.9% | 77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.1% | 55.1% | 55.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.2% | 6.9% | 124.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 57.2% | 102.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 61.3% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 88.6% | 88.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market turnover ratio in Thailand?
- Stock market turnover ratio in Thailand was 88.6% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 124.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest stock market turnover ratio recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1996.
- How does Thailand rank for stock market turnover ratio?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is stock market turnover ratio rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.