Hong Kong, China vs Korea: Stock market return

Hong Kong, China
7.1%
in 2021
Korea
4.7%
in 2021
Hong Kong, China rank
68th
Korea rank
71st

Stock market return over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
-250255075198420022021

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 7.1% against 4.7% in Korea, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Korea ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 68th and Korea ranks 71st of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 23.4% 36.9% 13.5% Korea
1990s 18.7% 8.0% 10.7% Hong Kong, China
2000s 5.4% 5.3% 0.2% Hong Kong, China
2010s 4.8% 1.0% 3.9% Hong Kong, China
2020s -0.6% 21.1% 21.7% Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Hong Kong, China or Korea?
Hong Kong, China, at 7.1% against 4.7% in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Hong Kong, China and Korea?
2.4%, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Hong Kong, China and Korea rank globally for stock market return?
Hong Kong, China ranks 68th and Korea ranks 71st 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.