The value of global domestic equity market increased from 65.04 trillion U.S. dollars in 2013 to 98.5 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022. As of July 2023, the total market capitalization of domestic companies listed on stock exchanges worldwide recorded as 112 trillion U.S. dollars. The United States was by far the leading country with the largest share of total world stocks as of 2023.
Global market capitalization in different regions
The market capitalization of domestic companies listed varied across different regions of the world. As of July 2023, the Americas region had the largest domestic equity market, totaling 52.1 trillion U.S. dollars. This region is home to the NYSE and Nasdaq, which are the two largest stock exchange operators in the world. The market capitalization of these two exchanges alone exceeded 47.1 U.S. dollars as of July 2023, surpassing the market capitalization in the Asia-Pacific (34.1 trillion U.S. dollars) and EMEA (25.7 trillion U.S. dollars) regions in the same period.
Largest Stock Exchanges in Latin America
As of July 2023, the B3 (Brasil Bolsa Balcao) was the biggest stock exchange in Latin America in terms of market capitalization and number of listed companies. Following the B3 were the Mexican Stock Exchange and the Santiago Stock Exchange in Chile. Moreover, the B3 also facilitated the trading of Petrobras, the largest Latin American company, with a market capitalization of nearly 95 billion U.S. dollars as of the same period.
