Stats › Global markets and exchanges › Global market sizes
The bond market is $145.1 trillion, equities $126.7 trillion
Fixed income is the largest single market. US equities alone are roughly 59% of global equity value. Sources: SIFMA, Visual Capitalist using Bloomberg, ICI and ETFGI.
Every bond outstanding and every listed share adds up to two numbers most people rank the wrong way round. Fixed income outstanding was 145.1 trillion dollars in 2024 against 126.7 trillion of equity market capitalisation. The larger market gets the smaller share of the coverage.
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