Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 57.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Sri Lanka, 1986–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 57.1% for stock market return in 2021.
The figure is up 1,138.7% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Sri Lanka peaked at 114.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -30.0%, in 1995.
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 14.0% | — |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +96.0% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | -13.3% | -142.9% |
| 1990 | 60.5% | -554.1% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +32.2% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | -28.7% |
| 1993 | -14.2% | -124.8% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | -572.8% |
| 1995 | -30.0% | -144.7% |
| 1996 | -17.7% | -40.8% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | -193.4% |
| 1998 | -14.8% | -189.6% |
| 1999 | -10.1% | -32.0% |
| 2000 | -9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2001 | -10.6% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | -628.0% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | -68.6% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | -13.3% | -184.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -112.5% |
| 2010 | 114.3% | +6753.0% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -66.9% |
| 2012 | -22.3% | -159.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -146.8% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -36.2% |
| 2016 | -10.3% | -236.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -104.4% |
| 2018 | -3.0% | -743.2% |
| 2019 | -7.7% | +159.5% |
| 2020 | -5.5% | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | -1138.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 57.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 3.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +6753.0% | 1.7% | 114.3% |
| 2021 | +1138.7% | -5.5% | 57.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.8% | -13.3% | 31.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | -30.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | -13.3% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | -22.3% | 114.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | -5.5% | 57.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More financial sector data for Sri Lanka
- 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 0.1797 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 0.1312 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 0.1797 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 Sri Lanka?
- Stock market return in Sri Lanka was 57.1% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.0% in 1995.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for stock market return?
- Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.