Stock market return in Pakistan
Pakistan: Stock market return 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 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% |
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,254 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 137.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 72.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 12.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 75.69 SDR per person (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.