Sri Lanka: Stock market return

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 Sri Lanka

Stock market return, percent

 Latest value 57.14
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1986 - 2021
 Average 17.36
 Min - Max -29.95 - 114.26
 Source Global Financial Development Database
The latest value from 2021 is 57.14 percent, an increase from -5.5 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 32.21 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1986 to 2021 is 17.36 percent. The minimum value, -29.95 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 114.26 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Sri Lanka - Stock market return - Recent values chart

Historical series
Sri Lanka - Stock market return - historical chart - 1986-2021




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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 Stock market capitalization, percent of GDP 14.29 2022 percent
 Stock market capitalization, in dollars 10.60 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Stock market turnover ratio 15.89 2022 percent
 Listed companies 290 2022 companies
 Stock market value traded 2.27 2022 percent
 Stock market return 57.14 2021 percent
 Stock market access for smaller firms 66.34 2020 percent
 Stock market activity for smaller firms 47.50 2020 percent
 Stock price volatility 22.24 2021 percent
 Mutual fund assets 0.70 2019 percent
 Life insurance volume 0.71 2020 percent
 Non-life insurance premium volume 0.58 2020 percent
 Pension fund assets to GDP 0.54 2006 percent
 Insurance company assets 4.65 2020 percent
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