Iceland: Stock market return
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| Iceland |
Stock market return, percent |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 52.66 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1994 - 2021 |
| Average | 14.90 |
| Min - Max | -86.74 - 73.35 |
| Source | Global Financial Development Database |
The latest value from 2021 is 52.66 percent, an increase from 7.7 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Iceland from 1994 to 2021 is 14.9 percent. The minimum value, -86.74 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 73.35 percent was recorded in 2004.
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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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|---|---|---|---|
| Listed companies | 34 | 2004 | companies |
| Stock market value traded | 84.88 | 2004 | percent |
| Stock market return | 52.66 | 2021 | percent |
| Stock price volatility | 18.55 | 2021 | percent |
| Mutual fund assets | 33.29 | 2020 | percent |
| Life insurance volume | 0.22 | 2020 | percent |
| Non-life insurance premium volume | 2.14 | 2020 | percent |
| Pension fund assets to GDP | 173.41 | 2019 | percent |
| Insurance company assets | 5.69 | 2019 | percent |
| Stock market index | 205.58 | 12/2024 | points |