India vs Japan: Stock market return
India
21.5%
in 2021
Japan
22.2%
in 2021
India rank
40th
Japan rank
39th
Stock market return over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 22.2% against 21.5% in India, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was India ahead.
India ranks 40th and Japan ranks 39th of 86 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 25.0% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 38.6% | -4.5% | 43.2% | India |
| 2000s | 9.2% | -2.5% | 11.8% | India |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.5% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 11.2% | 15.2% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market return, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 22.2% against 21.5% in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in stock market return between India and Japan?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for stock market return?
- India ranks 40th 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.