The combined market capitalization of South Korean firms listed on the main and secondary bourse has increased more than 10 percent this year to rank 11th among global peers, data showed Friday.

The combined market cap of South Korean firms reached US$1,341 billion as of Wednesday, the 11th highest in the world, up one notch from the end of 2014, according to the data by the bourse operator Korea Exchange (KRX) and Bloomberg, South Korean News Agency (Yonhap) reported.