Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Singapore
Singapore: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 14.7% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Singapore, 2000–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Singapore stood at 14.7%.
The figure is up 192.9% on the previous year and up 7,530.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Singapore peaked at 35.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -21.7%, in 2001.
Singapore ranks 57th 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 (%, year-on-year) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -5.9% | — |
| 2001 | -21.7% | +268.2% |
| 2002 | -4.4% | -79.8% |
| 2003 | -6.9% | +58.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | -473.5% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -36.2% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +121.0% |
| 2008 | -20.3% | -158.0% |
| 2009 | -15.0% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | -302.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -99.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.8% |
| 2013 | 8.4% | +1772559.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -94.8% |
| 2015 | -1.0% | -332.7% |
| 2016 | -12.2% | +1108.6% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | -222.4% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -82.3% |
| 2019 | -3.0% | -213.6% |
| 2020 | -15.8% | +425.0% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -192.9% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 14.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.7%, 62% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 14.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1772559.5% | 0.0% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | -21.7% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | -12.2% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -15.8% | 14.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More financial sector data for Singapore
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 168.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 230.78 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Singapore?
- Stock market return in Singapore was 14.7% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.7% in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for stock market return?
- Singapore ranks 57th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7,530.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.