Which has higher stock market return, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?

Republic of Korea, at 4.7% against 3.3% in Malaysia as of 2021.

What is the difference in stock market return between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

1.4%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.

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.

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Stock market return

Republic of Korea

4.7%

in 2021

Malaysia

3.3%

in 2021

Republic of Korea rank

71st

Malaysia rank

72nd

Stock market return over time

Republic of Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 4.7% against 3.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 72nd of 86 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	36.9%	5.7%	31.2%	Republic of 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%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?: Republic of Korea, at 4.7% against 3.3% in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 1.4%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for stock market return?: Republic of 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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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: 21 August 2026

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.