Stock market return in Denmark
Denmark: Stock market return was 31.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Denmark, 1990–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 31.2% for stock market return in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 751.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Denmark peaked at 46.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -23.0%, in 2009.
That places Denmark 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 8.7% | -14.3% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | -23.0% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | -1.2% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 23.7% | 31.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 14 Turkey 33.2% compare
- 15 United States 32.7% compare
- 16 Netherlands 31.5% compare
- 18 Norway 31.0% compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 30.9% compare
- 20 Sweden 29.6% compare
More financial sector data for Denmark
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 144.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.4 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 5.20 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 1.20 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 144.1% (2024)
- Broad money 62.6% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -5.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 144.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 6.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 22,103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Denmark?
- Stock market return in Denmark was 31.2% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.0% in 2009.
- How does Denmark rank for stock market return?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 751.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.