{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-stock-market-turnover-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-stock-market-turnover-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-stock-market-turnover-gdp/","title":"South Korea Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"South Korea's Stocks Traded: Total Value (% of GDP): 176.3 % of GDP in 2025, +9.6pp YoY. 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Trading value measures market liquidity and activity, not just size. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1979–2025 (47 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 297.6 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.5 in 1983. The latest reading of 176.3 in 2025 represents a change of +9.6pp."}]}