Stock market return in Spain
Spain: Stock market return was 14.2% in 2021. β Volatile
Stock market return in Spain, 1988β2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stock market return in Spain is 14.2%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 183.0% on the previous year and up 273.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Spain peaked at 53.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -20.4%, in 2012.
That places Spain 59th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.8% | 2.8% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | -11.8% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -20.0% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -20.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -17.1% | 14.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More financial sector data for Spain
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.14 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 162.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 96,630 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Spain?
- Stock market return in Spain was 14.2% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.4% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for stock market return?
- Spain ranks 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.