Equity Markets
A map of the world’s major equity markets, analysed by size, geographical weight, liquidity, concentration and operational accessibility.
Equity markets are one of the central infrastructures of the global financial system.
They are not merely where shares are bought and sold: they are where companies, capital, investors, rules and liquidity converge.
This page analyses the world’s major equity markets by size, geographical weight, liquidity, concentration, number of listed companies and operational accessibility
A Snapshot of the Global Financial System
Global equity markets are not evenly distributed: a small number of countries account for most global market capitalisation, while the leading financial infrastructures manage capital flows from around the world.
Understanding this structure means identifying where international financial power is concentrated and how the world’s major markets are organised.
Sources: World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), World Bank, OECD, IMF, BIS and official reports from the world’s leading stock exchanges.