Stock market return - Country rankings
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Stock market return, percent, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 36 countries was 22.25 percent. The highest value was in Iceland: 52.66 percent and the lowest value was in Malta: -2.27 percent. The indicator is available from 1984 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: Global Financial Development Database
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| Countries | Stock market return, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 52.66 | 1 | 1994 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 43.16 | 2 | 1997 - 2021 |
| Austria | 42.3 | 3 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 42.2 | 4 | 2000 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 33.24 | 5 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 31.52 | 6 | 1984 - 2021 |
| Denmark | 31.18 | 7 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Norway | 30.97 | 8 | 1997 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 29.59 | 9 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 29.45 | 10 | 2004 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 29.43 | 11 | 1992 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 29.28 | 12 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 28.22 | 13 | 1987 - 2021 |
| Finland | 27.77 | 14 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Greece | 26.57 | 15 | 1988 - 2021 |
| France | 26.49 | 16 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Italy | 25.13 | 17 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 25.09 | 18 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Cyprus | 24.94 | 19 | 2005 - 2021 |
| Germany | 23.68 | 20 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 21.5 | 21 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Poland | 21.25 | 22 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 18.54 | 23 | 2001 - 2021 |
| Belgium | 17.82 | 24 | 1998 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 15.2 | 25 | 2003 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 15.15 | 26 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 14.87 | 27 | 2001 - 2021 |
| UK | 14.38 | 28 | 1985 - 2021 |
| Spain | 14.23 | 29 | 1988 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 10.2 | 30 | 2006 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 8.93 | 31 | 1994 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 32 | 2008 - 2021 |
| Russia | 0 | 33 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 34 | 2003 - 2021 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | -1.58 | 35 | 2005 - 2021 |
| Malta | -2.27 | 36 | 1996 - 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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52.66
43.16
42.30
42.20
33.24
31.52
31.18
30.97
29.59
29.45
29.43
29.28
28.22
27.77
26.57
26.49
25.13
25.09
24.94
23.68
21.50
21.25
18.54
17.82
15.20
15.15
14.87
14.38
14.23
10.20
8.93
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-1.58
-2.27
-2.27
11.5
25.2
38.9
52.66
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