Kenya: Stock market return

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 Kenya

Stock market return, percent

 Latest value 18.41
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2009 - 2021
 Average 6.74
 Min - Max -30.15 - 50.02
 Source Global Financial Development Database
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The latest value from 2021 is 18.41 percent, an increase from -5.91 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Kenya from 2009 to 2021 is 6.74 percent. The minimum value, -30.15 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 50.02 percent was recorded in 2013. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kenya: Stock market return
 2021 18.41
 2020 -5.91
 2019 -9.52
 2018 13.20
 2017 5.61
 2016 -10.64
 2015 3.62
 2014 24.97




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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