Norway vs United States of America: Stock market return

Norway
31.0%
in 2021
United States of America
32.7%
in 2021
Norway rank
18th
United States of America rank
15th

Stock market return over time

  • Norway
  • United States of America
-200204060198420022021

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 32.7% against 31.0% in Norway, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 13.7% 25.6% 11.9% United States of America
2000s 10.9% -2.3% 13.2% Norway
2010s 12.5% 12.0% 0.5% Norway
2020s 12.3% 21.6% 9.3% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Norway or United States of America?
United States of America, at 32.7% against 31.0% in Norway as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Norway and United States of America?
1.7%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States of America?
25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
How do Norway and United States of America rank globally for stock market return?
Norway ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 15th 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.