Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) by country

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.

Countries reporting
103
Highest
1,372.4%
Hong Kong
Lowest
0.0%
Uruguay
Median
4.9%
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
4,152

What the numbers show

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 1,372.4% in Hong Kong; the lowest is 0.0% in Uruguay.

The median across all reporting countries is 4.9%, and the mean is 37.4%.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 322,755.0%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 100.0%).

Stocks traded, total value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hong Kong 1,372.4% 2025 up 105.3% volatile
2 China 303.7% 2025 down 12.9% volatile
3 Japan 187.9% 2025 up 52.9% volatile
4 United States 180.3% 2025 down 20.3% volatile
5 South Korea 176.3% 2025 up 47.2% volatile
6 Canada 126.0% 2025 up 78.9% volatile
7 Finland 95.6% 2004 up 641.9% volatile
8 Italy 94.6% 2014 up 90.5% volatile
9 Switzerland 85.6% 2025 down 36.7% volatile
10 Iceland 84.0% 2004 up 28,399.3% volatile
11 Sweden 80.6% 2004 up 108.2% volatile
12 India 72.7% 2025 up 90.5% falling
13 South Africa 66.5% 2025 down 1.4% volatile
14 Australia 61.2% 2025 up 10.6% volatile
15 Turkey 61.2% 2025 up 51.4% volatile
16 France 54.4% 2015 down 6.2% volatile
17 Netherlands 52.8% 2014 down 44.4% volatile
18 Kuwait 52.2% 2025 up 122.3% volatile
19 Thailand 50.3% 2025 down 25.6% volatile
20 Brazil 45.3% 2025 up 94.4% volatile
21 Vietnam 44.0% 2025 up 342.9% volatile
22 Singapore 30.3% 2019 down 76.8% volatile
23 Malaysia 29.9% 2025 down 19.1% volatile
24 Germany 29.4% 2025 down 30.3% volatile
25 Denmark 27.1% 2004 up 63.7% volatile
26 Israel 26.9% 2025 up 44.5% volatile
27 Saudi Arabia 26.1% 2025 down 58.6% volatile
28 Spain 24.6% 2025 down 69.7% volatile
29 Norway 24.0% 2019 down 54.3% volatile
30 United Arab Emirates 21.8% 2024 down 35.6% volatile
31 Portugal 20.3% 2014 up 3.8% volatile
32 Belgium 19.9% 2014 down 2.0% volatile
33 United Kingdom 18.6% 2023 down 68.9% volatile
34 Greece 17.1% 2025 up 85.9% volatile
35 Chile 15.4% 2025 up 89.9% volatile
36 Indonesia 14.9% 2025 up 71.2% rising
37 Qatar 13.4% 2025 down 10.0% volatile
38 Poland 11.8% 2025 up 7.3% volatile
39 Russia 10.5% 2023 up 2.0% volatile
40 Oman 9.4% 2025 up 108.4% volatile
41 Ireland 8.1% 2018 up 27.1% volatile
42 Pakistan 7.6% 2025 up 3,718.7% volatile
43 Estonia 7.4% 2004 down 39.2% falling
44 Morocco 7.3% 2025 up 174.9% volatile
45 Mexico 6.9% 2025 down 18.8% rising
46 Austria 6.8% 2025 down 19.3% volatile
47 Egypt 6.5% 2025 up 45.1% volatile
48 Iran 6.0% 2025 up 192.6% volatile
49 Hungary 5.3% 2025 down 10.8% volatile
50 Philippines 5.0% 2025 down 59.7% volatile
51 New Zealand 5.0% 2025 down 2.1% volatile
52 Jordan 4.9% 2025 down 41.6% volatile
53 Seychelles 3.5% 2025 down 69.3% volatile
54 Bahrain 3.3% 2025 up 265.7% volatile
55 Zimbabwe 2.9% 1999 up 283.5% rising
56 Sri Lanka 2.9% 2025 up 37.2% volatile
57 Palestine 2.2% 2025 down 2.7% volatile
58 Bangladesh 2.2% 2025 down 69.0% volatile
59 Colombia 2.1% 2025 down 47.5% volatile
60 Jamaica 1.9% 2025 down 54.6% volatile
61 Tunisia 1.8% 2025 up 4.2% volatile
62 Botswana 1.8% 2025 up 94.7% rising
63 Mauritius 1.6% 2025 down 57.7% rising
64 Czechia 1.6% 2025 down 69.0% volatile
65 Latvia 1.2% 2004 up 322,755.0% volatile
66 Nigeria 1.1% 2025 up 35.6% volatile
67 Montenegro 1.1% 2012 down 89.0% volatile
68 Slovenia 1.0% 2025 up 18.7% volatile
69 Romania 0.7% 2025 down 25.9% rising
70 Panama 0.6% 2025 up 21.8% volatile
71 Croatia 0.6% 2025 down 29.4% volatile
72 Serbia 0.5% 2012 down 19.0% volatile
73 Kenya 0.5% 2025 down 46.3% volatile
74 Cyprus 0.4% 2025 down 38.0% volatile
75 Peru 0.4% 2025 down 47.9% volatile
76 Zambia 0.3% 2025 up 330.3% volatile
77 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3% 2020 down 58.7% volatile
78 Bulgaria 0.2% 2025 down 84.6% volatile
79 Malta 0.2% 2025 down 73.5% volatile
80 Tanzania 0.2% 2025 up 596.2% volatile
81 Kazakhstan 0.2% 2025 down 86.7% volatile
82 Argentina 0.2% 2023 down 56.0% volatile
83 Namibia 0.2% 2024 down 70.5% volatile
84 Paraguay 0.1% 2002 down 38.3% falling
85 Bermuda 0.1% 2024 down 66.8% volatile
86 Eswatini 0.1% 2007 down 99.5% volatile
87 Venezuela 0.1% 2002 down 96.4% volatile
88 Luxembourg 0.1% 2025 down 52.1% volatile
89 Lebanon 0.1% 2022 down 92.7% volatile
90 Costa Rica 0.1% 2022 down 13.5% volatile
91 Ecuador 0.0% 2002 down 84.5% volatile
92 Ghana 0.0% 2025 down 88.4% volatile
93 Rwanda 0.0% 2025 down 82.0% volatile
94 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2020 down 4.4% volatile
95 Belarus 0.0% 2025 down 9.3% volatile
96 Azerbaijan 0.0% 2025 up 191.6% volatile
97 Armenia 0.0% 2025 up 6,268.8% volatile
98 Slovakia 0.0% 2014 down 99.4% volatile
99 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2025 down 77.6% volatile
100 Papua New Guinea 0.0% 2017 down 99.3% volatile
101 Barbados 0.0% 2021 down 99.8% volatile
103 Ukraine 0.0% 2019 down 100.0% volatile
104 Uruguay 0.0% 1999 down 99.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
142 places, 4,152 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.