Argentina: Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Argentina's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2021 (from 8.58% to 8.35%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.47 percentage points in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.83 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Argentina in the 2022 ranking

• United Kingdom — 1st of 3: 97.32%
• Costa Rica — 3rd of 3: 3.14%

What this measures

Market capitalization (also known as market value) is the share price times the number of shares outstanding (including their several classes) for listed domestic companies. Investment funds, unit trusts, and companies whose only business goal is to hold shares of other listed companies are excluded. Data are end of year values.

Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 46 values

Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Barbados — 51.46% (2020)
• Brazil — 38.22% (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 11.39% (2020)
• Chile — 136.2% (2025)
• Colombia — 28.97% (2025)
• Costa Rica — 3.14% (2022)
• Jamaica — 51.04% (2025)
• Mexico — 30.58% (2025)
• Panama — 30.05% (2025)

More financial sector data for Argentina

• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 15.83% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 15.83% (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 222.74 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 26.28% (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 4.38 (2025)
• Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 23% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 114,690 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1,241 (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 36.7% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Argentina's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP)?

8.35% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1977?

It is up 6.89 percentage points from 1.47% in 1977. The highest value was 27.43% in 2003 and the lowest 1% in 1984.

Is the latest change in market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) unusual for Argentina?

In 2022, Argentina's market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) fell 0.23 percentage points on 2021 (from 8.58% to 8.35%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.64 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.LCAP.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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