Stock market return in China
China: Stock market return was 13.5% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in China, 1991β2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in China is 13.5%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.6% on the previous year and up 335.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in China peaked at 308.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -33.6%, in 1994.
China ranks 60th of 86 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | -33.6% | 308.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | -27.4% | 161.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -18.9% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 7.1% | 13.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in China?
- Stock market return in China was 13.5% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 308.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.6% in 1994.
- How does China rank for stock market return?
- China ranks 60th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 335.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.