Greece vs Italy: Stock market return

Greece
26.6%
in 2021
Italy
25.1%
in 2021
Greece rank
29th
Italy rank
32nd

Stock market return over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 26.6% against 25.1% in Italy, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Italy ranks 32nd of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 74.7% 22.6% 52.1% Greece
2000s -3.3% -3.6% 0.3% Greece
2010s -5.8% 1.7% 7.5% Italy
2020s 6.5% 9.4% 3.0% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Greece or Italy?
Greece, at 26.6% against 25.1% in Italy as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Greece and Italy?
1.5%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for stock market return?
Greece ranks 29th and Italy ranks 32nd 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

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.