Stock market return in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Stock market return was 36.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Saudi Arabia, 1995–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Saudi Arabia stood at 36.7%.
That represents a change of up 532.1% on the previous year and up 8,304.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Saudi Arabia peaked at 111.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -37.0%, in 2007.
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -11.0% | — |
| 1996 | 6.1% | -154.9% |
| 1997 | 27.8% | +359.8% |
| 1998 | -3.1% | -111.1% |
| 1999 | -6.2% | +98.8% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -684.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +204.9% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +110.2% |
| 2005 | 111.2% | +54.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -99.6% |
| 2007 | -37.0% | -8720.1% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -109.3% |
| 2009 | -32.8% | -1050.8% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -142.6% |
| 2011 | -0.4% | -103.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -2204.4% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | +178.7% |
| 2015 | -12.0% | -145.2% |
| 2016 | -25.5% | +111.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -145.8% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -37.2% |
| 2020 | -8.5% | -219.4% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | -532.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | -11.0% | 27.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | -37.0% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | -25.5% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | -8.5% | 36.7% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 32,328 current LCU per person (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2017)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 21.57 % change on previous year (2017)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 363.54 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 33.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 317.55 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 335.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 368.87 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 336.06 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 9,089 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Saudi Arabia?
- Stock market return in Saudi Arabia was 36.7% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 111.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.0% in 2007.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for stock market return?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,304.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.