Stock market return in Sweden
Sweden: Stock market return was 29.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Sweden, 1988–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Sweden stood at 29.6%.
The figure is up 335.1% on the previous year and up 4,014.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Sweden peaked at 54.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -32.7%, in 2001.
That places Sweden 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Stock market return in Sweden, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -0.9% | — |
| 1989 | 43.8% | -5043.0% |
| 1990 | 1.9% | -95.6% |
| 1991 | -4.7% | -342.5% |
| 1992 | -11.5% | +145.0% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | -427.6% |
| 1994 | 26.1% | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 12.8% | -50.8% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +67.0% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +125.8% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | -58.1% |
| 1999 | 20.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +165.5% |
| 2001 | -32.7% | -159.9% |
| 2002 | -27.5% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | -13.4% | -51.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | -304.1% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -16.3% |
| 2008 | -28.6% | -254.2% |
| 2009 | -5.8% | -79.8% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -597.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -97.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +2643.4% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | -10.7% | -179.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -236.1% |
| 2018 | -2.0% | -113.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -269.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +99.6% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +335.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.5% | -0.9% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | -11.5% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -32.7% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | -10.7% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 6.8% | 29.6% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Sweden
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,126 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,896 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 5,113 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 5,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 54.04 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Sweden?
- Stock market return in Sweden was 29.6% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.7% in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for stock market return?
- Sweden ranks 20th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,014.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.