Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Japan
Japan: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 22.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Japan, 1984–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Japan is 22.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13,037.7% on the previous year and up 399.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Japan peaked at 54.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -28.5%, in 2008.
Japan ranks 39th 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.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Japan, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 12.6% | — |
| 1985 | 23.6% | +87.9% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | +18.5% |
| 1987 | 54.9% | +96.1% |
| 1988 | 10.2% | -81.4% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | +101.6% |
| 1990 | -6.7% | -132.6% |
| 1991 | -20.5% | +205.2% |
| 1992 | -24.6% | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -136.8% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | -42.2% |
| 1995 | -13.4% | -357.0% |
| 1996 | 16.2% | -220.8% |
| 1997 | -13.1% | -180.4% |
| 1998 | -15.7% | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -215.3% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -37.2% |
| 2001 | -22.7% | -300.1% |
| 2002 | -18.1% | -20.1% |
| 2003 | -6.1% | -66.2% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -456.2% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -38.7% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | +109.7% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -92.3% |
| 2008 | -28.5% | -1425.0% |
| 2009 | -26.8% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -107.5% |
| 2011 | -7.4% | -467.8% |
| 2012 | -6.3% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | -832.6% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -72.8% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +81.1% |
| 2016 | -12.6% | -155.4% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | -256.4% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -66.7% |
| 2019 | -7.8% | -219.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -102.2% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | +13037.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 22.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Japan's 22.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 1.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +13037.7% | 0.2% | 22.2% |
| 2008 | -1425.0% | 2.2% | -28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 10.2% | 54.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | -4.5% | -24.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.5% | -28.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | -12.6% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 0.2% | 22.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Japan?
- Stock market return in Japan was 22.2% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.5% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for stock market return?
- Japan ranks 39th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 399.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.