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Countries by value of stocks traded

Hong Kong had the highest value of stocks traded of 78 countries in 2006, at 390.4% of GDP. Eswatini had the lowest, at 0% of GDP. The median was 14.2% of GDP and the figure for the World was 117.3% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest390.4Hong Kong
Lowest0Eswatini
Median14.278 countries
World117.3History

Map of countries, 2006

United Arab Emirates: 9.1 % of GDPArgentina: 1.5 % of GDPAustria: 24.8 % of GDPAustralia: 114.6 % of GDPBangladesh: 0.3 % of GDPBelgium: 33.1 % of GDPBulgaria: 5.4 % of GDPBrazil: 25.2 % of GDPCanada: 93.8 % of GDPSwitzerland: 18.1 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 0.4 % of GDPChile: 18.1 % of GDPChina: 41.5 % of GDPColombia: 9.7 % of GDPCosta Rica: 0.3 % of GDPCyprus: 15.7 % of GDPCzechia: 18.4 % of GDPGermany: 64 % of GDPEgypt: 45 % of GDPSpain: 118.8 % of GDPFrance: 87 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 101.6 % of GDPGhana: 0.2 % of GDPGreece: 32.2 % of GDPHong Kong: 390.4 % of GDPCroatia: 3.8 % of GDPHungary: 26.8 % of GDPIndonesia: 11.1 % of GDPIreland: 5.2 % of GDPIsrael: 39.8 % of GDPIndia: 67.7 % of GDPIran: 1.8 % of GDPItaly: 61.7 % of GDPJordan: 129.9 % of GDPJapan: 118.3 % of GDPKenya: 5.3 % of GDPSouth Korea: 122.3 % of GDPKuwait: 56.3 % of GDPCayman Islands: 0 % of GDPKazakhstan: 3 % of GDPLebanon: 9.1 % of GDPSri Lanka: 3.5 % of GDPLuxembourg: 0.6 % of GDPMorocco: 13 % of GDPMauritius: 2.2 % of GDPMexico: 8 % of GDPMalaysia: 42.5 % of GDPNamibia: 0.2 % of GDPNigeria: 1.5 % of GDPNetherlands: 122.1 % of GDPNorway: 80.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 4.8 % of GDPOman: 6.9 % of GDPPanama: 1.4 % of GDPPeru: 4.7 % of GDPPapua New Guinea: 0.3 % of GDPPhilippines: 7.2 % of GDPPakistan: 77.1 % of GDPPoland: 15.4 % of GDPPalestine: 8.6 % of GDPPortugal: 31.6 % of GDPQatar: 34.1 % of GDPRomania: 1.3 % of GDPSerbia: 4.9 % of GDPRussia: 58.9 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 372.3 % of GDPSingapore: 125.1 % of GDPSlovenia: 2.7 % of GDPSlovakia: 0.2 % of GDPEswatini: 0 % of GDPThailand: 43.7 % of GDPTürkiye: 40.5 % of GDPUnited States: 221.4 % of GDPSouth Africa: 57.2 % of GDPZambia: 0.1 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2006. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2006

Hong Kong: 390.4 % of GDPHong Kong390.4Saudi Arabia: 372.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia372.3United States: 221.4 % of GDPUnited States221.4Jordan: 129.9 % of GDPJordan129.9Singapore: 125.1 % of GDPSingapore125.1South Korea: 122.3 % of GDPSouth Korea122.3Netherlands: 122.1 % of GDPNetherlands122.1Spain: 118.8 % of GDPSpain118.8Japan: 118.3 % of GDPJapan118.3Australia: 114.6 % of GDPAustralia114.6United Kingdom: 101.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom101.6Canada: 93.8 % of GDPCanada93.8France: 87 % of GDPFrance87Norway: 80.9 % of GDPNorway80.9Pakistan: 77.1 % of GDPPakistan77.1India: 67.7 % of GDPIndia67.7Germany: 64 % of GDPGermany64Italy: 61.7 % of GDPItaly61.7Russia: 58.9 % of GDPRussia58.9South Africa: 57.2 % of GDPSouth Africa57.2Kuwait: 56.3 % of GDPKuwait56.3Egypt: 45 % of GDPEgypt45Thailand: 43.7 % of GDPThailand43.7Malaysia: 42.5 % of GDPMalaysia42.5China: 41.5 % of GDPChina41.5Türkiye: 40.5 % of GDPTürkiye40.5Israel: 39.8 % of GDPIsrael39.8Qatar: 34.1 % of GDPQatar34.1Belgium: 33.1 % of GDPBelgium33.1Greece: 32.2 % of GDPGreece32.2Portugal: 31.6 % of GDPPortugal31.6Hungary: 26.8 % of GDPHungary26.8Brazil: 25.2 % of GDPBrazil25.2Austria: 24.8 % of GDPAustria24.8Czechia: 18.4 % of GDPCzechia18.4Switzerland: 18.1 % of GDPSwitzerland18.1Chile: 18.1 % of GDPChile18.1Cyprus: 15.7 % of GDPCyprus15.7Poland: 15.4 % of GDPPoland15.4Morocco: 13 % of GDPMorocco13Hong Kong: 390.4 % of GDPHong Kong390.4Saudi Arabia: 372.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia372.3United States: 221.4 % of GDPUnited States221.4Jordan: 129.9 % of GDPJordan129.9Singapore: 125.1 % of GDPSingapore125.1South Korea: 122.3 % of GDPSouth Korea122.3Netherlands: 122.1 % of GDPNetherlands122.1Spain: 118.8 % of GDPSpain118.8Japan: 118.3 % of GDPJapan118.3Australia: 114.6 % of GDPAustralia114.6United Kingdom: 101.6 % of GDPUnited Kingdom101.6Canada: 93.8 % of GDPCanada93.8France: 87 % of GDPFrance87Norway: 80.9 % of GDPNorway80.9Pakistan: 77.1 % of GDPPakistan77.1India: 67.7 % of GDPIndia67.7Germany: 64 % of GDPGermany64Italy: 61.7 % of GDPItaly61.7Russia: 58.9 % of GDPRussia58.9South Africa: 57.2 % of GDPSouth Africa57.2Kuwait: 56.3 % of GDPKuwait56.3Egypt: 45 % of GDPEgypt45Thailand: 43.7 % of GDPThailand43.7Malaysia: 42.5 % of GDPMalaysia42.5China: 41.5 % of GDPChina41.5Türkiye: 40.5 % of GDPTürkiye40.5Israel: 39.8 % of GDPIsrael39.8Qatar: 34.1 % of GDPQatar34.1Belgium: 33.1 % of GDPBelgium33.1Greece: 32.2 % of GDPGreece32.2Portugal: 31.6 % of GDPPortugal31.6Hungary: 26.8 % of GDPHungary26.8Brazil: 25.2 % of GDPBrazil25.2Austria: 24.8 % of GDPAustria24.8Czechia: 18.4 % of GDPCzechia18.4Switzerland: 18.1 % of GDPSwitzerland18.1Chile: 18.1 % of GDPChile18.1Cyprus: 15.7 % of GDPCyprus15.7Poland: 15.4 % of GDPPoland15.4Morocco: 13 % of GDPMorocco13
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2006
% of GDP		Change on 2005
1Hong Kong390.4+158.4 pts
2Saudi Arabia372.3+36.3 pts
3United States221.4+23.6 pts
4Jordan129.9-59.3 pts
5Singapore125.1+33.8 pts
6South Korea122.3-1.2 pts
7Netherlands122.1+35.7 pts
8Spain118.8+33.8 pts
9Japan118.3+29.3 pts
10Australia114.6+26.6 pts
11United Kingdom101.6+33.8 pts
12Canada93.8+14.3 pts
13France87+29 pts
14Norway80.9+35.4 pts
15Pakistan77.1-18.9 pts
16India67.7+10 pts
17Germany64+19.5 pts
18Italy61.7+5.2 pts
19Russia58.9+39.5 pts
20South Africa57.2+18.6 pts
21Kuwait56.3-58 pts
22Egypt45n/a
23Thailand43.7-3.7 pts
24Malaysia42.5+11.4 pts
25China41.5+24.6 pts
26Türkiye40.5+1.2 pts
27Israel39.8+11 pts
28Qatar34.1n/a
29Belgium33.1+5.5 pts
30Greece32.2+11.9 pts
31Portugal31.6+13.5 pts
32Hungary26.8+7.2 pts
33Brazil25.2+6.1 pts
34Austria24.8+11 pts
35Czechia18.4-6.6 pts
36Switzerland18.1+4.8 pts
37Chile18.1+1.4 pts
38Cyprus15.7+13.1 pts
39Poland15.4+6.8 pts
40Morocco13+1.5 pts
41Indonesia11.1+1.3 pts
42Colombia9.7+3.1 pts
43Lebanon9.1+4.9 pts
44United Arab Emirates9.1n/a
45Palestine8.6-9.8 pts
46Mexico8+2.1 pts
47Bahrain7.5+3.1 pts
48Philippines7.2+2.2 pts
49Oman6.9-3.4 pts
50Bulgaria5.4+2.8 pts
51Kenya5.3+2.6 pts
52Ireland5.2+1.5 pts
53Serbia4.9+2.5 pts
54New Zealand4.8+0.1 pts
55Peru4.7+2.4 pts
56Malta4+1.8 pts
57Croatia3.8+2.1 pts
58Sri Lanka3.5-1 pts
59Kazakhstan3+1.2 pts
60Slovenia2.7+1.4 pts
61Bermuda2.6+1.2 pts
62Mauritius2.2+0.1 pts
63Iran1.8-1.4 pts
64Nigeria1.5+0.4 pts
65Argentina1.5-1.2 pts
66Panama1.4+0.4 pts
67Romania1.3-0.1 pts
68Luxembourg0.6-0 pts
69Côte d’Ivoire0.4+0.3 pts
70Bangladesh0.30 pts
71Papua New Guinea0.3-0.1 pts
72Costa Rica0.3+0.2 pts
73Ghana0.2-0.2 pts
74Namibia0.2+0.1 pts
75Slovakia0.20 pts
76Zambia0.1-0 pts
77Cayman Islands0n/a
78Eswatini00 pts

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About this ranking

Annual value of shares traded as a percentage of GDP. Each transaction is counted once and can include domestic and foreign shares.

Exchanges used different methods to count trading activity before 2001, which limits historical comparisons. Compiled by WDI from the World Federation of Exchanges. The latest year varies by country.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 27 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2006 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS), Countries by value of stocks traded, 2006. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/stocks-traded-gdp/countries?period=2006. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which country has the highest value of stocks traded?

Hong Kong, with 390.4% of GDP in 2006, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest value of stocks traded?

Eswatini, with 0% of GDP in 2006.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) (CM.MKT.TRAD.GD.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 27 countries have no value for 2006 and are not ranked.

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