Stock market return in Korea
Korea: Stock market return was 4.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Korea, 1984–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Korea stood at 4.7%.
The figure is down 87.3% on the previous year and up 404.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Korea peaked at 71.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -35.7%, in 1995.
That places Korea 71st out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | -17.7% | 71.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | -35.7% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -29.6% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -10.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 4.7% | 37.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Korea?
- Stock market return in Korea was 4.7% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 71.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.7% in 1995.
- How does Korea rank for stock market return?
- Korea ranks 71st out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 404.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea 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.