Stock market activity for smaller firms - Country rankings
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Stock market value traded w/o top 10 firms, % of total value traded, 2020:
The average for 2020 based on 12 countries was 58 percent. The highest value was in Japan: 83.08 percent and the lowest value was in Kazakhstan: 3.55 percent. The indicator is available from 1998 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Federation of Exchanges
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| Countries | Stock market activity for smaller firms, 2020 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 83.08 | 1 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Iran | 73 | 2 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Taiwan | 71.88 | 3 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Malaysia | 68.8 | 4 | 1999 - 2020 |
| Thailand | 68.17 | 5 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia | 65.03 | 6 | 2008 - 2020 |
| Hong Kong | 62.94 | 7 | 1998 - 2020 |
| China | 53.53 | 8 | 2001 - 2020 |
| Philippines | 51.75 | 9 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Sri Lanka | 47.5 | 10 | 1998 - 2020 |
| Jordan | 46.82 | 11 | 2006 - 2020 |
| Kazakhstan | 3.55 | 12 | 2012 - 2020 |
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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