Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Thailand
Thailand: Stock market return (%, year-on-year) was 17.6% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Thailand, 1988–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Thailand stood at 17.6%.
The figure is up 197.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Thailand peaked at 62.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -48.7%, in 1997.
Thailand ranks 50th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | %, year-on-year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.1% | — |
| 1989 | 34.4% | +279.8% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | +81.0% |
| 1991 | -15.1% | -124.2% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | -151.9% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +226.9% |
| 1994 | 43.5% | +70.3% |
| 1995 | -7.9% | -118.2% |
| 1996 | -9.7% | +22.8% |
| 1997 | -48.7% | +401.3% |
| 1998 | -41.0% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | -146.7% |
| 2000 | -18.6% | -197.2% |
| 2001 | -11.4% | -38.5% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -281.1% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +54.3% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -89.1% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +58.5% |
| 2008 | -10.5% | -258.8% |
| 2009 | -15.3% | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -399.4% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | -54.0% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 20.9% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | -100.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -173.1% |
| 2016 | -2.0% | -1970.4% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | -742.1% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -46.7% |
| 2019 | -4.7% | -170.1% |
| 2020 | -18.1% | +284.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -197.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 17.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 17.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -1970.4% | 0.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.7% | 9.1% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -48.7% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -18.6% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | -4.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -18.1% | 17.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More financial sector data for Thailand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.73 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.06 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 3.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Thailand?
- Stock market return in Thailand was 17.6% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.7% in 1997.
- How does Thailand rank for stock market return?
- Thailand ranks 50th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.