Germany vs Japan: Stock market return
Germany
23.7%
in 2021
Japan
22.2%
in 2021
Germany rank
38th
Japan rank
39th
Stock market return over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 23.7% against 22.2% in Japan, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 38th and Japan ranks 39th of 86 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.0% | 20.6% | 10.4% | Germany |
| 1990s | 14.1% | -4.5% | 18.6% | Germany |
| 2000s | 2.4% | -2.5% | 5.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 7.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.2% | 1.1% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market return, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 23.7% against 22.2% in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in stock market return between Germany and Japan?
- 1.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for stock market return?
- Germany ranks 38th 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.