Stock market return in New Zealand
New Zealand: Stock market return was 9.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in New Zealand, 1993–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in New Zealand stood at 9.3%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 237.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in New Zealand peaked at 22.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -24.7%, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 64th 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 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 22.7% | — |
| 1994 | 20.6% | -9.2% |
| 1995 | -2.0% | -109.6% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -379.8% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +79.0% |
| 1998 | -14.5% | -247.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -141.8% |
| 2000 | -4.6% | -176.4% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -70.9% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -354.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +349.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -34.9% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -73.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +238.8% |
| 2008 | -24.7% | -338.4% |
| 2009 | -17.2% | -30.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -120.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +76.8% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +329.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -53.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +66.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -44.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +53.9% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +20.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | -14.5% | 22.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -24.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 2.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 120,241 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 18.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in New Zealand?
- Stock market return in New Zealand was 9.3% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.7% in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for stock market return?
- New Zealand ranks 64th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 237.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.