Which Stock Market is the Most Traded?

Based on a comparison of 58 countries in 2018, USA ranked the highest in stocks traded, total value with USD 33,027,246 bil followed by China and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Cyprus with USD 55.8 bil, Luxembourg with USD 79.5 bil and Malta with USD 98.8 bil.

Total stocks traded, total value reached USD 68,179,445 bil in 2018 in the World according to OECD. This is 13.8 % less than in the previous year and -22.8 % less than 10 years ago.

Historically, total stocks traded, total value reached an all time high of USD 99,787,226 bil in 2015 and an all time low of USD 299,796 bil in 1975. The average annual growth amounted to 13.5 % since 1975.

The top ranked country, USA, accounted for 48.4 % of stocks traded, total value in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 76.9 % share while the ten largest countries some 92.5 % in 2018.

Data for more countries are available at Stocks Traded, Total Value (USD) indicator page.