Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP
Japan
171.6%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
184.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 184.7% against 171.6% in Japan, a difference of 13.1%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 98 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 74.3% | 12.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 80.2% | 9.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 139.7% | 241.8% | 102.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 184.7% against 171.6% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 13.1%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total market capitalization of listed domestic companies as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
End-of-year total market capitalization of listed domestic companies, divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.