Stock market return in Switzerland
Switzerland: Stock market return was 15.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Switzerland, 1989–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Switzerland stood at 15.1%.
That represents a change of up 278.1% on the previous year and up 317.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Switzerland peaked at 44.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -22.9%, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 55th 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 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.1% | — |
| 1990 | -0.8% | -110.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -168.8% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +2232.8% |
| 1993 | 28.3% | +110.9% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | -69.5% |
| 1996 | 27.8% | +539.5% |
| 1997 | 44.2% | +59.1% |
| 1998 | 36.0% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -98.5% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +1422.5% |
| 2001 | -9.8% | -222.1% |
| 2002 | -17.8% | +81.7% |
| 2003 | -15.4% | -13.5% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -205.2% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +69.4% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | -54.6% |
| 2008 | -22.9% | -301.1% |
| 2009 | -18.2% | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -178.6% |
| 2011 | -7.0% | -148.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -170.1% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +394.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -61.6% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -53.8% |
| 2016 | -10.1% | -337.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -207.5% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -101.5% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -6010.5% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -58.1% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +278.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | -0.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9% | -22.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | -10.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 4.0% | 15.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 86,338 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Switzerland?
- Stock market return in Switzerland was 15.1% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.9% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for stock market return?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 317.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.