Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — all countries

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — Sub-Saharan Africa

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 — 22.82%. Since 1994, the indicator has risen by 17.7 pp.

2020 22.82% +9.66 pp vs 2001
World rank
Period maximum 25.45%1999
Period minimum 4.62%1995

Trend over time

1994–2020 · % of GDP

Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1994–2020010203019941997200020032006200920122015201820201994: 5.13%1995: 4.62%1996: 7.04%1997: 10.43%1998: 12.7%1999: 25.45%2001: 13.16%2020: 22.82%
Change over the period: +17.7 pp Annual average: 0.68 pp

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 22.82%
World 142.36%
Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2020 22.82
2001 13.16
1999 25.45 +12.75 pp
1998 12.7 +2.27 pp
1997 10.43 +3.39 pp
1996 7.04 +2.42 pp
1995 4.62 −0.5 pp
1994 5.13

About the indicator

The total value of share transactions on national exchanges over a year as a percent of GDP. Unlike capitalization it measures not the size of a market but its liquidity: capitalization can be high while trading is sluggish, if the shares are concentrated in a few hands and hardly change owners.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.