Stock Market Statistics 2025: Key Facts, Trends & Charts
Page updated: August 2026 · Data year: 2025 · 2026 data pending release · Source: World Bank, Eurostat
This page compiles the most important stock market statistics for 2025 worldwide. This page covers data from 53 countries, Data is sourced from the World Bank, Eurostat, and peer-reviewed research — all fully open and citable. Charts, ranked tables, and key facts are updated automatically as new data becomes available.
Key Stock Market Statistics (2025)
Key Findings: Stock Market Statistics — 2025 (most recent available — 2026 figures not yet published by World Bank/Eurostat) Data
The latest data shows Hong Kong SAR, China, Hong Kong SAR, China, South Africa lead globally for market capitalisation of listed companies (% of gdp), with the highest recorded value of 1425.0%. At the other end of the scale, Viet Nam, Seychelles, Iran, Islamic Rep. record the lowest rates among the countries surveyed.
Market capitalisation of listed companies (% of GDP) by Country — Ranked Table
| # | Country | Market capitalisation of listed companies (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1425.0% | 2025 |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1118.2% | 2024 |
| 3 | South Africa | 327.2% | 2025 |
| 4 | India | 266.9% | 2025 |
| 5 | South Africa | 245.7% | 2024 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 240.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | South Asia | 234.7% | 2025 |
| 8 | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 234.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | United States | 224.0% | 2025 |
| 10 | North America | 222.3% | 2025 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 220.0% | 2024 |
| 12 | United States | 216.3% | 2024 |
| 13 | North America | 211.5% | 2024 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 210.5% | 2024 |
| 15 | Canada | 199.2% | 2025 |
| 16 | Post-demographic dividend | 191.0% | 2025 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 190.9% | 2024 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 184.7% | 2025 |
| 19 | Post-demographic dividend | 174.5% | 2024 |
| 20 | Japan | 171.6% | 2025 |
| 21 | OECD members | 168.8% | 2025 |
| 22 | OECD members | 158.9% | 2024 |
| 23 | Japan | 156.7% | 2024 |
| 24 | Canada | 150.4% | 2024 |
| 25 | World | 148.5% | 2025 |
| 26 | World | 148.5% | 2025 |
| 27 | Korea, Rep. | 147.2% | 2025 |
| 28 | Arab World | 143.6% | 2024 |
| 29 | Singapore | 136.5% | 2025 |
| 30 | Chile | 136.2% | 2025 |
Methodology
All statistics on this page are sourced from open-licensed public datasets. World Bank data is available under CC BY 4.0. Eurostat data is published under the Eurostat copyright notice permitting free reuse. Manual statistics are sourced from primary research publications and are cited inline. Data is refreshed automatically on a weekly basis. Where multiple years are available, the most recent complete year is shown unless otherwise noted.
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Sources & Methodology
- Market capitalisation of listed companies (% of GDP)
- World Federation of Exchanges 2024
- MSCI ACWI Index 2024
- WFE Annual Statistics Report 2024
- S&P Dow Jones Indices 2024
- Gallup 2024
- ETFGI 2024
- Morningstar/SBBI 2024