Korea vs Malaysia: Stock market return (%, year-on-year)
Korea
4.7%
in 2021
Malaysia
3.3%
in 2021
Korea rank
71st
Malaysia rank
72nd
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) over time
- Korea
- Malaysia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 4.7% against 3.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 86 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 5.7% | 31.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.7% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 4.6% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 21.1% | -2.0% | 23.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market return, Korea or Malaysia?
- Korea, at 4.7% against 3.3% in Malaysia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in stock market return between Korea and Malaysia?
- 1.4%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malaysia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Korea and Malaysia rank globally for stock market return?
- Korea ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 72nd 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.