Japan (2025)
187.9
% of GDP
+11.7pp YoY
YoY Change
+11.7pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Japan Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 187.9 +11.7pp
2024 176.2 +30.9pp
2023 145.3 +13.6pp
2022 131.7 +10.3pp
2021 121.4 -0.7pp
2020 122.1 +24.9pp
2019 97.2 -25.1pp
2018 122.3 +7.6pp
2017 114.7 +12.4pp
2016 102.3 -20.6pp
2015 122.9 +25.7pp
2014 97.2 -18.2pp
2013 115.4 +62.6pp
2012 52.8 -15.8pp
2011 68.6 -4.9pp
2010 73.5 +1pp
2009 72.5 -47.8pp
2008 120.3 -22.1pp
2007 142.4 +24.1pp
2006 118.3 +29.3pp

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 187.9 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +11.7pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 13.7 in 1977 to 187.9 in 2025.

This page tracks the total value of shares traded on stock exchanges as a share of GDP in Japan from 1990 to present. Trading value measures market liquidity and activity, not just size.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the total value of shares traded on stock exchanges as a share of GDP in Japan from 1990 to present. Trading value measures market liquidity and activity, not just size. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 187.9 % of GDP in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13.7 in 1977. The latest reading of 187.9 in 2025 represents a change of +11.7pp.