Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Stock market return
Nigeria
47.6%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
57.1%
in 2021
Nigeria rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
2nd
Stock market return over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 57.1% against 47.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nigeria ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 86 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12.9% | -10.1% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 18.1% | 4.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 13.9% | 9.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 25.8% | 5.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stock market return, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 57.1% against 47.6% in Nigeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in stock market return between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 9.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for stock market return?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 2nd 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.