Stock market return in Australia
Australia: Stock market return was 19.3% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in Australia, 1984β2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 19.3% for stock market return in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 530.7% on the previous year and up 874.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Australia peaked at 45.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -19.2%, in 2009.
That places Australia 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.5% | -14.6% | 45.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 6.7% | -5.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -19.2% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | -4.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | -4.5% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Australia?
- Stock market return in Australia was 19.3% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.2% in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for stock market return?
- Australia ranks 43rd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 874.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.