Saudi Arabia vs United States of America: Stock market return

Saudi Arabia
36.7%
in 2021
United States of America
32.7%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
United States of America rank
15th

Stock market return over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United States of America
-50050100198420022021

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 36.7% against 32.7% in United States of America, a difference of 4.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States of America ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 15th of 86 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2.7% 23.6% 20.9% United States of America
2000s 20.8% -2.3% 23.1% Saudi Arabia
2010s 5.2% 12.0% 6.9% United States of America
2020s 14.1% 21.6% 7.5% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Saudi Arabia or United States of America?
Saudi Arabia, at 36.7% against 32.7% in United States of America as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
4.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States of America?
27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States of America rank globally for stock market return?
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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.