Sri Lanka: Stock market turnover ratio

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 Sri Lanka

Stock market turnover ratio

 Latest value 15.89
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1999 - 2022
 Average 14.06
 Min - Max 5.99 - 26.57
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 15.89 percent, a decline from 19.49 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 33.12 percent, based on data from 72 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1999 to 2022 is 14.06 percent. The minimum value, 5.99 percent, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 26.57 percent was recorded in 2003. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Stock market turnover ratio - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Stock market turnover ratio - historical chart - 1999-2022




The stock market turnover ratio in Sri Lanka equals "the value of all stock market trades / the market value of all listed companies." It reflects how active the stock market of Sri Lanka is. A country may have many listed companies but few active trades. Conversely, there may be few listed companies but many trades.
Definition: Turnover ratio is the value of domestic shares traded divided by their market capitalization. The value is annualized by multiplying the monthly average by 12.

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 Stock market capitalization, percent of GDP 14.29 2022 percent
 Stock market capitalization, in dollars 10.60 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Stock market turnover ratio 15.89 2022 percent
 Listed companies 290 2022 companies
 Stock market value traded 2.27 2022 percent
 Stock market return 57.14 2021 percent
 Stock market access for smaller firms 66.34 2020 percent
 Stock market activity for smaller firms 47.50 2020 percent
 Stock price volatility 22.24 2021 percent
 Mutual fund assets 0.70 2019 percent
 Life insurance volume 0.71 2020 percent
 Non-life insurance premium volume 0.58 2020 percent
 Pension fund assets to GDP 0.54 2006 percent
 Insurance company assets 4.65 2020 percent
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