China vs Spain: Stock market return

China
13.5%
in 2021
Spain
14.2%
in 2021
China rank
60th
Spain rank
59th

Stock market return over time

  • China
  • Spain
0100200300198820042021

How they compare

Spain currently reports 14.2% against 13.5% in China, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.

China ranks 60th and Spain ranks 59th of 86 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 49.3% 17.7% 31.5% China
2000s 15.7% 1.6% 14.1% China
2010s 2.6% 0.1% 2.5% China
2020s 10.3% -1.5% 11.7% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, China or Spain?
Spain, at 14.2% against 13.5% in China as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between China and Spain?
0.7%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
How do China and Spain rank globally for stock market return?
China ranks 60th and Spain ranks 59th 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.