Which has higher stock market return, Saudi Arabia or United States?

Saudi Arabia, at 36.7% against 32.7% in United States as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Saudi Arabia vs United States: Stock market return (%, year-on-year)

Saudi Arabia

36.7%

in 2021

United States

32.7%

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

12th

United States rank

15th

Stock market return (%, year-on-year) over time

Saudi Arabia
United States

How they compare

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

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stock market return, Saudi Arabia or United States?: Saudi Arabia, at 36.7% against 32.7% in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in stock market return between Saudi Arabia and United States?: 4.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for stock market return?: Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and United States 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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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: 30 October 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.