Australia vs India: Stock market return

Australia
19.3%
in 2021
India
21.5%
in 2021
Australia rank
43rd
India rank
40th

Stock market return over time

  • Australia
  • India
-50050100198420022021

How they compare

India currently reports 21.5% against 19.3% in Australia, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was India ahead.

Australia ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th of 86 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia India Difference Ahead
1980s 15.5% 24.9% 9.4% India
1990s 6.7% 38.6% 31.9% India
2000s 4.3% 9.2% 5.0% India
2010s 5.1% 6.8% 1.7% India
2020s 7.4% 26.4% 19.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Australia or India?
India, at 21.5% against 19.3% in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Australia and India?
2.2%, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Australia and India rank globally for stock market return?
Australia ranks 43rd and India ranks 40th of 86 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bloomberg, published as Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stock market return (%, year-on-year)
Unit
%, year-on-year
Source
Bloomberg
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 2,319 data points, 1984–2021
Last refreshed

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.