Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Italy
Italy: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) 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 (%, year-on-year) 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% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Italy's 25.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.1%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1431.1% | -0.4% | -6.3% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (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.