Figuring out which country's stock market is growing fastest means ranking year-over-year market cap growth for every country, not just the famous five. These six sources give you that ranking or the data to build it.

Measure growth in dollars, not local currency, unless you spend in local currency.

  • World Bank WDI: free annual market cap data for 100+ countries; compute YoY growth yourself.
  • Siblis Research: market-cap-to-GDP ratios showing whether growth is broadening or bubbling.
  • Trading Economics: quick country comparisons when you want a fast read on momentum.
  • CEIC Data: premium time series across 200+ countries for serious backtesting.
  • CapitalDrift (worldmarketstats.com): YoY growth ranked across 104 countries, emailed free every week.
  • IndexMundi: free country maps and stats for a visual first pass.

Sources: World Bank WDI, CEIC Data

One hot year is noise. Three in a row is a trend worth owning.