South Africa - Stocks traded

Stocks traded, total value (current US$)

The latest value for Stocks traded, total value (current US$) in South Africa was 293,832,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 409,717,000,000 in 2017 and 743,020,000 in 1976.

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 converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges database.

See also:

Year Value
1975 894,000,000
1976 743,020,000
1977 837,000,000
1978 1,094,000,000
1979 2,102,300,000
1980 5,188,400,000
1981 2,602,660,000
1982 2,593,830,000
1983 3,415,490,000
1984 1,832,370,000
1985 2,429,540,000
1986 5,184,670,000
1987 9,899,210,000
1988 4,405,510,000
1989 7,399,170,000
1990 8,245,810,000
1991 8,078,710,000
1992 7,242,640,000
1993 7,914,560,000
1994 13,356,750,000
1995 15,947,900,000
1996 26,646,700,000
1997 42,069,040,000
1998 54,282,820,000
1999 72,818,840,000
2000 70,501,850,000
2001 35,362,320,000
2002 47,686,360,000
2003 49,058,710,000
2004 83,768,360,000
2005 111,313,000,000
2006 173,740,000,000
2007 257,725,000,000
2008 202,637,000,000
2009 217,514,000,000
2010 277,224,000,000
2011 225,831,000,000
2012 226,864,000,000
2013 232,250,000,000
2014 245,697,000,000
2015 233,988,000,000
2016 402,439,000,000
2017 409,717,000,000
2018 295,012,000,000
2019 284,817,000,000
2020 293,832,000,000

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in South Africa was 87.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 124.37 in 2016, while its lowest value was 2.03 in 1976.

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.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges database.

See also:

Year Value
1975 2.35
1976 2.03
1977 2.06
1978 2.34
1979 3.65
1980 6.25
1981 3.05
1982 3.31
1983 3.91
1984 2.37
1985 4.11
1986 7.68
1987 11.18
1988 4.63
1989 7.47
1990 7.14
1991 6.52
1992 5.38
1993 5.38
1994 8.70
1995 9.29
1996 16.32
1997 24.90
1998 35.48
1999 48.06
2000 46.46
2001 26.11
2002 36.94
2003 24.90
2004 32.75
2005 38.53
2006 57.18
2007 77.38
2008 64.10
2009 65.96
2010 66.42
2011 49.29
2012 52.22
2013 57.93
2014 64.45
2015 67.49
2016 124.37
2017 107.41
2018 72.87
2019 73.42
2020 87.60

Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%)

The value for Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) in South Africa was 27.94 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.98 in 2008 and a minimum value of 3.33 in 1982.

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.

Source: World Federation of Exchanges database.

See also:

Year Value
1975 3.71
1976 3.77
1977 3.48
1978 3.54
1979 4.73
1980 9.29
1981 3.48
1982 3.33
1983 4.13
1984 3.43
1985 4.38
1986 5.05
1987 7.13
1988 3.49
1989 5.09
1990 6.02
1991 4.37
1992 4.42
1993 3.65
1994 5.15
1995 5.75
1996 11.03
1997 18.29
1998 32.21
1999 28.04
2000 34.51
2001 23.98
2002 26.20
2003 18.81
2004 18.93
2005 20.26
2006 24.43
2007 31.12
2008 41.98
2009 27.22
2010 29.97
2011 28.62
2012 24.99
2013 24.63
2014 26.31
2015 31.79
2016 38.37
2017 25.74
2018 34.09
2019 33.13
2020 27.94

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Capital markets