DID YOU KNOW
Australia leads the world in share ownership
Australia has the highest rate of per capita shareownership in the world.
- 54 per cent of Australians own shares either directly or indirectly.
- Total shareownership in Australia has increased from 34 per cent in
May 1997 to 53 per cent in November 1999.
- In addition 300 000 Australians became first time shareholders during the recent demutualisation of Australian road services company NRMA.
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Share Ownership(%)(a) Australia 54 Canada 52 US 48 UK 40 New Zealand 38 Germany 25 (a) Includes direct and indirect share ownership. Source: Australian Stock Exchange, 2000 Australian ShareOwnership Study. |