Stock market return in Lebanon
Lebanon: Stock market return was 44.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Lebanon, 1997–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Lebanon is 44.7%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 262.0% on the previous year and up 480.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Lebanon peaked at 67.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -28.9%, in 1999.
Lebanon ranks 8th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.6% | — |
| 1998 | -5.2% | -160.6% |
| 1999 | -28.9% | +453.3% |
| 2000 | -9.8% | -66.2% |
| 2001 | -24.3% | +148.8% |
| 2002 | -9.1% | -62.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -138.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +585.5% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +130.5% |
| 2006 | 67.8% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | -13.3% | -119.7% |
| 2008 | 29.8% | -323.3% |
| 2009 | -19.0% | -163.9% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -175.1% |
| 2011 | -11.7% | -182.1% |
| 2012 | -13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -111.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +32.3% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | -179.6% |
| 2016 | -0.6% | -61.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -117.5% |
| 2018 | -8.6% | -8310.5% |
| 2019 | -19.9% | +130.7% |
| 2020 | -27.6% | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | -262.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.5% | -28.9% | 8.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | -24.3% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.8% | -19.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | -27.6% | 44.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More financial sector data for Lebanon
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 26.00 million current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3,021 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 322.77 million SDR (2024)
- Gold reserves at market value 18.45 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 6.95 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 7.09 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 25.54 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 25.57 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,404 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Lebanon?
- Stock market return in Lebanon was 44.7% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.9% in 1999.
- How does Lebanon rank for stock market return?
- Lebanon ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 480.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.