Estonia was the European country with the highest percentage of total financial assets in equity in 2023. Over ** percent of total household financial assets in Estonia were placed in equity. Hungary had the ******-highest share among the European countries, reaching nearly ** percent.

In 2018, Sweden had the highest share of millennials who invested in stocks, when compared to the other Nordic countries. In detail, ** percent of the male respondents owned stocks, while the same was true for ** percent of the female respondents. During this period, both Norwegian and Finnish millennials followed the same pattern. Contrastingly, Danish millennials were investing less than their peers with ** percent of female respondents and ** percent of the male respondents owning stocks. However, the gender gap was significantly narrower in Denmark than in the other countries.

In 2025, stock markets in the United States accounted for roughly ** percent of world stocks. The next largest country by stock market share was China, followed by the European Union as a whole. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the NASDAQ are the largest stock exchange operators worldwide. What is a stock exchange? The first modern publicly traded company was the Dutch East Industry Company, which sold shares to the general public to fund expeditions to Asia. Since then, groups of companies have formed exchanges in which brokers and dealers can come together and make transactions in one space. Stock market indices group companies trading on a given exchange, giving an idea of how they evolve in real time. Appeal of stock ownership Over half of adults in the United States are investing money in the stock market. Stocks are an attractive investment because the possible return is higher than offered by other financial instruments.

Graph and download economic data for Households and Nonprofit Organizations; Directly and Indirectly Held Corporate Equities as a Percentage of Financial Assets; Assets, Level (BOGZ1FL153064486Q) from Q4 1945 to Q2 2025 about nonprofit organizations, equity, percent, households, assets, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01122) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about mutual funds, wealth, equity, percentile, corporate, and USA.

Japan Share Ownership: Foreigners data was reported at 30.300 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.100 % for 2017. Japan Share Ownership: Foreigners data is updated yearly, averaging 18.600 % from Mar 1986 (Median) to 2018, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.700 % in 2015 and a record low of 4.100 % in 1988. Japan Share Ownership: Foreigners data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Exchange Group. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.Z003: All Stock Exchange: Percentage of Shareownership by investors .

Graph and download economic data for Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the 90th to 99th Wealth Percentiles (WFRBSN09149) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about mutual funds, wealth, equity, percentile, corporate, and USA.

In 2025, ** percent of adults in the United States invested in the stock market. This figure has remained steady over the last few years and is still below the levels before the Great Recession, when it peaked in 2007 at ** percent. What is the stock market? The stock market can be defined as a group of stock exchanges where investors can buy shares in a publicly traded company. In more recent years, it is estimated an increasing number of Americans are using neobrokers, making stock trading more accessible to investors. Other investments A significant number of people think stocks and bonds are the safest investments, while others point to real estate, gold, bonds, or a savings account. Since witnessing the significant one-day losses in the stock market during the financial crisis, many investors were turning towards these alternatives in hopes for more stability, particularly for investments with longer maturities. This could explain the decrease in this statistic since 2007. Nevertheless, some speculators enjoy chasing the short-run fluctuations, and others see value in choosing particular stocks.

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1) Ticker: Stock symbol identifying the company.

2) Company: Name of the company.

3) Sector: Industry category to which the company belongs.

4) Industry: Specific sector or business category of the company.

5) Country: Country where the company is based.

6) Market Cap: Total market value of a company's outstanding shares.

7) Price: Current stock price.

8) Change (%): Percentage change in stock price.

9) Volume: Number of shares traded.

10) Price to Earnings Ratio: Ratio of stock price to earnings per share.

11) Price to Earnings: Price-to-earnings ratio based on past earnings.

12) Forward Price to Earnings: Expected price-to-earnings ratio.

13) Price/Earnings to Growth: Ratio of P/E to earnings growth.

14) Price to Sales: Ratio of stock price to annual sales.

15) Price to Book: Ratio of stock price to book value.

16) Price to Cash: Ratio of stock price to cash per share.

17) Price to Free Cash Flow: Ratio of stock price to free cash flow.

18) Earnings Per Share This Year (%): Percentage change in earnings per share for the current year.

19) Earnings Per Share Next Year (%): Percentage change in earnings per share for the next year.

20) Earnings Per Share Past 5 Years (%): Percentage change in earnings per share over the past 5 years.

21) Earnings Per Share Next 5 Years (%): Estimated percentage change in earnings per share over the next 5 years.

22) Sales Past 5 Years (%): Percentage change in sales over the past 5 years.

23) Dividend (%): Dividend yield as a percentage of the stock price.

24) Return on Assets (%): Percentage return on total assets.

25) Return on Equity (%): Percentage return on shareholder equity.

26) Return on Investment (%): Percentage return on total investment.

27) Current Ratio: Ratio of current assets to current liabilities.

28) Quick Ratio: Ratio of liquid assets to current liabilities.

29) Long-Term Debt to Equity: Ratio of long-term debt to shareholder equity.

30) Debt to Equity: Ratio of total debt to shareholder equity.

31) Gross Margin (%): Percentage difference between revenue and cost of goods sold.

32) Operating Margin (%): Percentage of operating income to revenue.

33) Profit Margin: Percentage of net income to revenue.

34) Earnings: Net income of the company.

35) Outstanding Shares: Total number of shares issued by the company.

36) Float: Tradable shares available to the public.

37) Insider Ownership (%): Percentage of company owned by insiders.

38) Insider Transactions: Recent insider buying or selling activity.

39) Institutional Ownership (%): Percentage of company owned by institutional investors.

40) Float Short (%): Percentage of tradable shares sold short by investors.

41) Short Ratio: Number of days it would take to cover short positions.

42) Average Volume: Average number of shares traded daily.

43) Performance (Week) (%): Weekly stock performance percentage.

44) Performance (Month) (%): Monthly stock performance percentage.

45) Performance (Quarter) (%): Quarterly stock performance percentage.

46) Performance (Half Year) (%): Semi-annual stock performance percentage.

47) Performance (Year) (%): Annual stock performance percentage.

48) Performance (Year to Date) (%): Year-to-date stock performance percentage.

49) Volatility (Week) (%): Weekly stock price volatility percentage.

50) Volatility (Month) (%): Monthly stock price volatility percentage.

51) Analyst Recommendation: Analyst consensus recommendation on the stock.

52) Relative Volume: Volume compared to the average volume.

53) Beta: Measure of stock price volatility relative to the market.

54) Average True Range: Average price range of a stock.

55) Simple Moving Average (20) (%): Percentage difference from the 20-day simple moving average.

56) Simple Moving Average (50) (%): Percentage difference from the 50-day simple moving average.

57) Simple Moving Average (200) (%): Percentage difference from the 200-day simple moving average.

58) Yearly High (%): Percentage difference from the yearly high stock price.

59) Yearly Low (%): Percentage difference from the yearly low stock price.

60) Relative Strength Index: Momentum indicator measuring the speed and change of price movements.

61) Change from Open (%): Percentage change from the opening stock price.

62) Gap (%): Percentage difference between the previous close and the current open price.

63) Volume: Total number of shares traded.

Japan Share Ownership: Business Corporations data was reported at 21.900 % in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 22.100 % for 2017. Japan Share Ownership: Business Corporations data is updated yearly, averaging 22.600 % from Mar 1986 (Median) to 2018, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.300 % in 1988 and a record low of 20.800 % in 2007. Japan Share Ownership: Business Corporations data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Exchange Group. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.Z003: All Stock Exchange: Percentage of Shareownership by investors .

This dataset provides values for GOLD RESERVES reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Corporate Equities and Mutual Fund Shares Held by the Bottom 50% (1st to 50th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBSB50203) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about mutual funds, wealth, equity, percentile, corporate, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Financial Assets Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01112) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about wealth, percentile, financial, assets, and USA.

In 2020, equity products were extremely common among wealthy investors in the United States. That year, ** percent of wealthy investors in the country held individual U.S stocks in their portfolios, while ** percent of the respondents had assets invested in U.S. mutual funds.

Graph and download economic data for Households; Owners' Equity in Real Estate as a Percentage of Household Real Estate, Level (HOEREPHRE) from Q4 1945 to Q2 2025 about equity, real estate, percent, households, and USA.

As of 2023, ownership over North Sea drilling licenses for the United Kingdom Continental Shelf was spread across companies with headquarters in some ** different countries. Of these, companies with headquarters in the United Kingdom only accounted for **** percent, meaning foreign entities made up the majority of equity stakes in the UK North Sea.

Graph and download economic data for Share of Net Worth Held by the Top 1% (99th to 100th Wealth Percentiles) (WFRBST01134) from Q3 1989 to Q2 2025 about net worth, wealth, percentile, Net, and USA.

This statistic shows the private equity investments going towards portfolio companies in the Benelux region (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) as a percentage of the country's GDP in 2023. Private equity is a form of equity, shares representing ownership or an interest in an entity, that is not publicly traded. Typically, the investors are high net worth individuals and large institutional investors. It can take different shapes, such as a management buyout, management buying (MBI), a divisional buyout or venture capital for starting companies through an angel investor. In the Netherlands, private equity investments reached a percentage of approximately *** percent of the country's GDP.

Almost ** percent of the area of residential buildings in Russia was owned by the population in 2022. The share of housing stock that residents owned in the country increased over the observed period.

The total number of dwellings per one thousand citizens in European countries in 2024 was the highest in Bulgaria and the lowest in Greece. There were approximately *** dwellings for every one thousand citizens in Bulgaria and in Greece, this figure amounted to ***. France had the largest total housing stock of *****million dwellings in the same year, of which there were *** per one thousand citizens. How prevalent is homeownership across European nations? Homeownership rates in Europe vary widely due to cultural, economic, and policy factors. Usually, countries in Southern and Eastern Europe tend to have higher rates of homeownership compared to those in Northern and Western Europe. For instance, in 2022, the homeownership rates in countries like Serbia, Romania, and Slovakia were quite high, topping ** percent. On the contrary, nations such as Germany, Switzerland, and Austria exhibited lower rates, below ** percent. New dwelling transaction prices across Europe The transaction price of a new dwelling includes the cost of the property itself, along with any additional expenses like taxes, fees, or other associated costs pertaining to the acquisition. In 2023, the average transaction price for a new dwelling in Europe was the highest in Austria, Germany, and France. Romania, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the lowest average transaction prices compared to other European countries.