Australia vs Portugal: Stock market return

Australia
19.3%
in 2021
Portugal
21.5%
in 2021
Australia rank
43rd
Portugal rank
41st

Stock market return over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
-200204060198420022021

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 19 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 7.2% -29.9% 37.1% Australia
1990s 6.7% 15.0% 8.3% Portugal
2000s 4.3% 3.0% 1.2% Australia
2010s 5.1% 2.9% 2.2% Australia
2020s 7.4% 11.9% 4.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Australia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 21.5% against 19.3% in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Australia and Portugal?
2.2%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for stock market return?
Australia ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 41st 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.