Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 7.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Hong Kong, 1984–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 7.1% for stock market return in 2021.
The figure is up 185.5% on the previous year and up 1,835.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Hong Kong peaked at 62.4% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -29.7%, in 1998.
Hong Kong ranks 68th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 2.7% | — |
| 1985 | 49.4% | +1751.3% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | -41.8% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +116.6% |
| 1988 | -14.4% | -123.1% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -178.5% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -24.5% |
| 1991 | 23.4% | +174.4% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | +94.6% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -25.9% |
| 1994 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | -6.4% | -119.4% |
| 1996 | 27.6% | -528.4% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | -39.3% |
| 1998 | -29.7% | -277.1% |
| 1999 | 34.8% | -217.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -24.6% |
| 2001 | -21.6% | -182.2% |
| 2002 | -16.9% | -21.8% |
| 2003 | -1.8% | -89.3% |
| 2004 | 25.8% | -1533.2% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -57.1% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +60.0% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +110.9% |
| 2008 | -9.7% | -126.1% |
| 2009 | -13.8% | +41.8% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -239.1% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -102.1% |
| 2012 | -4.3% | +949.5% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -340.8% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -74.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +73.3% |
| 2016 | -11.8% | -353.4% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -288.3% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -54.2% |
| 2019 | -4.3% | -142.7% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | +91.9% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -185.5% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 7.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%, 30% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 7.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 51% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1751.3% | 2.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | +1533.2% | -1.8% | 25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.4% | -14.4% | 62.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 18.7% | -29.7% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | -21.6% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -11.8% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -8.3% | 7.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More financial sector data for Hong Kong
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 41,641 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.454 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 42,075 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4501 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.4504 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 42,088 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -0.5027 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Hong Kong?
- Stock market return in Hong Kong was 7.1% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 1987.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.7% in 1998.
- How does Hong Kong rank for stock market return?
- Hong Kong ranks 68th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,835.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.