Germany vs India: Stock market return

Germany
23.7%
in 2021
India
21.5%
in 2021
Germany rank
38th
India rank
40th

Stock market return over time

  • Germany
  • India
-50050100198420022021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 23.7% against 21.5% in India, a difference of 2.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 20 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 38th and India ranks 40th of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany India Difference Ahead
1980s 31.0% -4.5% 35.5% Germany
1990s 14.1% 38.6% 24.5% India
2000s 2.4% 9.2% 6.8% India
2010s 10.9% 6.8% 4.1% Germany
2020s 12.3% 26.4% 14.0% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Germany or India?
Germany, at 23.7% against 21.5% in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Germany and India?
2.2%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Germany and India rank globally for stock market return?
Germany ranks 38th 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.