Botswana: Stock market return

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 Botswana

Stock market return, percent

 Latest value -6.38
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1996 - 2021
 Average 15.57
 Min - Max -13.94 - 82.76
 Source Global Financial Development Database
The latest value from 2021 is -6.38 percent, a decline from -5.93 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1996 to 2021 is 15.57 percent. The minimum value, -13.94 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 82.76 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Botswana - Stock market return - Recent values chart

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Botswana - Stock market return - historical chart - 1996-2021




Definition: Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.

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