South Africa: Stock market activity for smaller firms
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| South Africa |
Stock market value traded w/o top 10 firms, % of total value traded |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 48.66 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1998 - 2018 |
| Average | 53.42 |
| Min - Max | 11.10 - 87.85 |
| Source | The World Federation of Exchanges |
The latest value from 2018 is 48.66 percent, a decline from 49.83 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 41.83 percent, based on data from 40 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1998 to 2018 is 53.42 percent. The minimum value, 11.1 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 87.85 percent was recorded in 2011.
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Definition: Value of all traded shares outside of the top ten largest traded companies as a share of total value of all traded shares in a stock market exchange. WFE provides data on the exchange level. This variable is aggregated up to the country level by taking a simple average over exchanges.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Stock market capitalization, percent of GDP | 289.13 | 2022 | percent |
| Stock market capitalization, in dollars | 1,171.75 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Stock market turnover ratio | 26.69 | 2022 | percent |
| Listed companies | 237 | 2022 | companies |
| Stock market value traded | 57.76 | 2022 | percent |
| Stock market return | 24.02 | 2021 | percent |
| Stock market access for smaller firms | 50.41 | 2018 | percent |
| Stock market activity for smaller firms | 48.66 | 2018 | percent |
| Stock price volatility | 23.37 | 2021 | percent |
| Mutual fund assets | 61.54 | 2020 | percent |
| Life insurance volume | 10.77 | 2019 | percent |
| Non-life insurance premium volume | 2.91 | 2019 | percent |
| Pension fund assets to GDP | 83.82 | 2018 | percent |
| Insurance company assets | 60.14 | 2020 | percent |
| Nonbank financial institutions assets to GDP | 84.04 | 2020 | percent |
| Stock market index | 158.98 | 8/2024 | points |