Japan: Stock market return

The latest value from 2021 is 22.23 percent, an increase from 0.17 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1984 to 2021 is 4.66 percent. The minimum value, -28.53 percent, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 54.89 percent was recorded in 1987. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.