Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 16.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Pakistan, 1999–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Pakistan stood at 16.4%.
That represents a change of up 418.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Pakistan peaked at 83.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -35.0%, in 2009.
That places Pakistan 52nd 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1.0% | — |
| 2000 | 40.9% | -4064.2% |
| 2001 | -15.3% | -137.4% |
| 2002 | 39.4% | -358.1% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | +111.4% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -34.5% |
| 2008 | -4.9% | -120.0% |
| 2009 | -35.0% | +614.2% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -186.5% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -51.0% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | +53.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +117.6% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | -75.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +183.5% |
| 2018 | -3.8% | -115.8% |
| 2019 | -14.6% | +286.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -121.7% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +418.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 16.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 89% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 16.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4064.2% | -1.0% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | -35.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | -14.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 3.2% | 16.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Pakistan?
- Stock market return in Pakistan was 16.4% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.0% in 2009.
- How does Pakistan rank for stock market return?
- Pakistan ranks 52nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.