South Africa Stock Market Capitalization

Current and historical stock market capitalization data for South Africa, including latest value (245.72), trend, international ranking, comparison and source
COUNTRY: South Africa
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-07 00:01:48
Economy Data Rating
South Africa · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
62 / 100
Moderate risk
Fiscal stability 15.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 11.2 / 20
External stability 14 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.5 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.6 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 93% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1975–2024 19752024
1975 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

South Africa · listed domestic companies market capitalization as a percentage of gdp.

1975–2024
245.72 percent of GDP
268.93 percent of GDP
269.92 percent of GDP
2 selected year
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1975 1985 1995 2005 2015 2024
stock market capitalization rate reference line

Countries by stock market capitalization

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Hong Kong 1,118
South Africa 245.72
Saudi Arabia 219.95
United States 216.29
United Arab Emirates 190.86
Japan 156.69
Canada 150.4
India 131.24

Interpretation

short note

This financial indicator helps assess monetary conditions, credit, rates or financial depth.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 10.95
Morocco 46.36
Ghana 9.2
United States 216.29
China 62.72

Related indicators

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GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Inflation FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-07 00:01:48

South Africa Snapshot

country profile
Population 64.01 m
GDP 401.14 bn
Debt/GDP 79.45%
Inflation 4.36%
Unemployment 32.39%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Upper middle income

South Africa Stock Market Capitalization: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Stock Market Capitalization for South Africa. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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