Namibia: Stock market return

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 Namibia

Stock market return, percent

 Latest value 28.59
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2004 - 2021
 Average 9.70
 Min - Max -24.39 - 46.30
 Source Global Financial Development Database
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The latest value from 2021 is 28.59 percent, an increase from -16.4 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Namibia from 2004 to 2021 is 9.7 percent. The minimum value, -24.39 percent, was reached in 2009 while the maximum of 46.3 percent was recorded in 2006. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Namibia: Stock market return
 2021 28.59
 2020 -16.40
 2019 -0.53
 2018 18.77
 2017 13.22
 2016 -8.27
 2015 -0.78
 2014 12.64




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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