Canada vs Japan: Stock market return
Canada
23.7%
in 2021
Japan
22.2%
in 2021
Canada rank
37th
Japan rank
39th
Stock market return over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 23.7% against 22.2% in Japan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 37th and Japan ranks 39th of 86 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 25.0% | 17.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.8% | -4.5% | 11.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -2.5% | 7.9% | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 7.5% | 2.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market return, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 23.7% against 22.2% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in stock market return between Canada and Japan?
- 1.5%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for stock market return?
- Canada ranks 37th and Japan ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.