Stock market return in Italy
Italy: Stock market return was 25.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Italy, 1998–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Italy is 25.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 502.0% on the previous year and up 317.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Italy peaked at 30.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, -30.3%, in 2009.
That places Italy 32nd 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.
Stock market return in Italy, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 30.9% | — |
| 1999 | 14.3% | -53.7% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +76.7% |
| 2001 | -20.4% | -180.4% |
| 2002 | -23.6% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | -11.5% | -51.3% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -220.7% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -45.5% |
| 2008 | -29.8% | -457.0% |
| 2009 | -30.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -116.6% |
| 2011 | -11.6% | -330.3% |
| 2012 | -19.0% | +64.1% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -170.7% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -53.3% |
| 2016 | -21.4% | -339.5% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -197.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -90.6% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -121.0% |
| 2020 | -6.3% | +1431.1% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -502.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 14.3% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | -3.6% | -30.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -21.4% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | -6.3% | 25.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 52,704 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 251.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 38.37 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 65.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 316.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 313.66 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,324 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Italy?
- Stock market return in Italy was 25.1% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.3% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for stock market return?
- Italy ranks 32nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 317.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.