
United Kingdom: Stock market value traded
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| United Kingdom |
Stock market value traded, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 18.62 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1975 - 2023 |
| Average | 49.49 |
| Min - Max | 5.83 - 128.69 |
| Source | The World Federation of Exchanges |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2023 is 18.62 percent, a decline from 35.34 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 30.30 percent, based on data from 73 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1975 to 2023 is 49.49 percent. The minimum value, 5.83 percent, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 128.69 percent was recorded in 2010.
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| Recent values | United Kingdom: Stock market value traded |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.62 |
| 2022 | 35.34 |
| 2021 | 26.74 |
| 2019 | 28.11 |
| 2014 | 76.39 |
| 2013 | 59.89 |
| 2012 | 90.83 |
| 2011 | 113.43 |
Definition: The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Stock market capitalization, percent of GDP | 97.32 | 2022 | percent |
| Stock market capitalization, in dollars | 3,095.98 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Stock market turnover ratio | 36.32 | 2022 | percent |
| Listed companies | 1,606 | 2022 | companies |
| Stock market value traded | 18.62 | 2023 | percent |
| Stock market return | 14.38 | 2021 | percent |
| Stock market access for smaller firms | 70.62 | 2018 | percent |
| Stock market activity for smaller firms | 76.62 | 2018 | percent |
| Stock price volatility | 22.02 | 2021 | percent |
| Mutual fund assets | 77.61 | 2020 | percent |
| Life insurance volume | 10.51 | 2019 | percent |
| Non-life insurance premium volume | 2.02 | 2019 | percent |
| Pension fund assets to GDP | 124.20 | 2020 | percent |
| Insurance company assets | 105.67 | 2018 | percent |
| Stock market index | 157.80 | 6/2026 | points |