Japan vs Portugal: Stock market return

Japan
22.2%
in 2021
Portugal
21.5%
in 2021
Japan rank
39th
Portugal rank
41st

Stock market return over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
-200204060198420022021

How they compare

Japan currently reports 22.2% against 21.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 20.6% -29.9% 50.5% Japan
1990s -4.5% 15.0% 19.6% Portugal
2000s -2.5% 3.0% 5.6% Portugal
2010s 7.5% 2.9% 4.7% Japan
2020s 11.2% 11.9% 0.7% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Japan or Portugal?
Japan, at 22.2% against 21.5% in Portugal as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Japan and Portugal?
0.7%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for stock market return?
Japan ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 41st 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.