Which has higher stock market return, Denmark or United States of America?

United States of America, at 32.7% against 31.2% in Denmark as of 2021.

What is the difference in stock market return between Denmark and United States of America?

1.5%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

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.

Denmark vs United States of America: Stock market return

Denmark

31.2%

in 2021

United States of America

32.7%

in 2021

Denmark rank

17th

United States of America rank

15th

Stock market return over time

Denmark
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 32.7% against 31.2% in Denmark, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.7%	15.5%	6.9%	United States of America
2000s	5.4%	-2.3%	7.7%	Denmark
2010s	13.9%	12.0%	1.9%	Denmark
2020s	27.5%	21.6%	5.8%	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Denmark or United States of America?: United States of America, at 32.7% against 31.2% in Denmark as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Denmark and United States of America?: 1.5%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States of America?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Denmark and United States of America rank globally for stock market return?: Denmark ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 15th 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: 04 September 2026

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.